Anesthesia

Anesthesia practices should prepare to see procedure mix changes at ASCs beginning in 2019 because of CMS' final payment rule, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Therapix Healthcare Resources is acquiring eight of the pain management clinics Middle, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists abruptly shuttered in July, NewsChannel 5 reports.

The American Board of Anesthesiology recently awarded Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics' Justin Sirianni, MD, double board certification in pain management and anesthesiology, SRQ Magazine reports.

Hialeah, Fla.-based East Medical Office's co-owners were sentenced to prison for an illegal opioid distribution scheme, according to the Department of Justice.

Three members of Olean, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists have found new jobs following Olean General Hospital's decision to end its 24-year relationship with the anesthesia provider, the Olean Times Herald reports.

Burnout is a sign that change is needed on an organizational level, not on an individual level, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists selected Linda J. Mason, MD, as its new president.

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based NorthStar Pain Management and Physical Therapy partnered with an organization called We Care to address the nationwide opioid crisis, the Murfreesboro Voice reports.

Anesthesiologists are more likely than other physicians to support capping work hours for surgeons and others delivering care in the operating room, according to a Medscape poll.

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., named Giovanni Cucchiaro, MD, director of the chronic pain program in the anesthesia department.