Anesthesia

The American Board of Anesthesiology awarded Justin Sirianni, MD, board certifications in pain management and anesthesiology.

Failure to use evaluation and management codes in certain situations can lead to lost revenue, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Six physicians were allegedly involved in a $500 million scheme to distribute medically unnecessary drugs, Fox 2 reports.

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons President Marilyn Singleton, MD, provided advice for Congress to help lower healthcare costs in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons' winter issue.

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia named Adam Spiegel the company's new CEO and appointed Sean Richardson COO.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia acquired Bethesda, Md.-based Aisthesis Partners in Anesthesia Care, expanding NAPA's ASC presence in Washington, D.C. and Delaware.

A former Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Medical Center nurse was indicted Dec. 4 for allegedly stealing drugs while working, ABC22 NOW reports.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists praised the Trump administration for an HHS report reinforcing the importance of scope of practice laws and regulations.

Thoracic surgeon Robert Cameron, MD, was temporarily reinstated at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System after he was allegedly pressured into retirement for reporting anesthesiologists' life-threatening mistakes, Stars and Stripes reports.

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital's 14 physicians and its certified registered nurse anesthetist team joined Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia.