Anesthesia

Three individuals who pleaded guilty to involvement in a pill mill scheme are scheduled for sentencing Dec. 20, The Brunswick News reports. 

A Savannah, Ga.-based anesthesiologist assistant who makes $160,000 a year broke down how she spends her money in Refinery29's Money Diaries series.

Atlanta-based Georgia Pain and Wellness Center's Amit Patel, MD, implanted a pain management device with a special backstory, KARE 11 reports.

Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America opened a pain relief group at its new Merritt Island (Fla.) Medical Pavilion, Space Coast Daily reports.

Anesthesia providers or groups aren't likely to receive the full 7 percent bonus for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System participation in 2019, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Pastor and pain clinic physician Samson Orusa, MD, allegedly devised and participated in a massive opioid distribution and healthcare fraud scheme stretching back to 2014, according to a 45-count federal indictment unsealed Dec. 13.

Time named an anesthesiologist and others involved in the Thai cave rescue to its list of Heroes of 2018.

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America released guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers can reduce infections related to anesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room, Medical Xpress reports.

MDmetrix CEO Warren Ratliff believes the company's anesthesiologist-created health data analytics tool is the future of medicine, GeekWire reports. 

The recent report by HHS, "Reforming America's Healthcare System through Choice and Competition," calls for removal of practice barriers and is a positive step for both patients and non-physician healthcare providers. The report sends an important message to policymakers, the…