Anesthesia

The five U.S. states paying anesthesiologists the most offer hourly wages of at least $100 and annual salaries of $208,000 or more, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data available.

An estimated 30,590 anesthesiologists are employed in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data available.

A bad reputation can ruin the work of great physicians, according to Vincent Galan, MD, anesthesiologist and medical director of Stockbridge, Ga.-based Center for Pain and Spine.

Physicians at Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem leveraged data from their anesthesia information management system to drive improvements in documentation, clinical decision-making, financial performance, clinician satisfaction and more, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. 

Oral surgeon Michael Lee Hasson, DDS, was arrested Jan. 31 after being accused of sexually abusing at least four female patients, according to the Wilmington (N.C.) Police Department.

The Academy of Integrative Pain Management will cease operations, citing financial problems and other factors, Pain News Network reports.

Former Brentwood, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists CEO John Davis and CCC Medical executive Brenda Montgomery allegedly exchanged emails alluding to criminal behavior, according to federal transcripts examined by The Tennessean. 

Former anesthesiologist Rene Boucher, DO, who pleaded guilty to attacking his neighbor, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was ordered to pay more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses, CBS News reports.

Phoenix-based Anesthesia Resources joined Richardson, Texas-based National Partners in Healthcare.

Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Hospital placed 23 employees on administrative leave after 34 patients reportedly received excessive doses of pain medication, CNN reports.