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.
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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.
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The MiraMed Family of Companies provided statistics on homelessness in the U.S., encouraging donations to its newly launched charitable campaign.
Certain relationships between ASC and anesthesia service providers create compliance issues related to anti-kickback laws, according to healthcare law firm Nelson Hardiman.
As the federal government pushes for increased price transparency, anesthesia practices should prepare to see volume changes at their facilities, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
CRH Medical acquired a gastroenterology anesthesia practice in Tennessee.
Former Wisconsin anesthesiologist John Kidd, MD, surrendered his state license in 2012 amid several allegations against him, then moved to New York, where he practices with a clean record, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.