Anesthesia

The days of judging an anesthesiologist's quality based on whether they'd be a good golfing partner are over.

Former Brentwood, Tenn.-based Comprehensive Pain Specialists CEO John Davis is accused of planning to forge a dead patient's signature to get Medicaid reimbursement, the Tennessean reports.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Beverly K. Philip, MD, its first vice president at Anesthesiology 2018, Oct. 13-17 in San Francisco.

Twelve percent of participants in the American Society of Anesthesiologists' biannual survey indicated they're interested in assuming an executive role within the next five years, ASA CEO Paul Pomerantz said during a panel at Anesthesiology 2018, Oct. 13-17 in San…

Anesthesiologist John Mamalakis, MD, brought a False Claims Act case against Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth, the anesthesiology group contracted at Racine, Wis.-based Ascension All Saints Hospital, The Journal Times reports.

Dayton (Ohio) Outpatient Center was raided by federal agents Oct. 18, the Dayton Daily News reports.

The Nomenclature Consensus Working Group developed updated terminology to describe cognitive changes associated with anesthesia before and after surgery. 

Most patients think they'll be prescribed opioids and consider opioids to be the best form of pain relief after surgery, according to a study presented at Anesthesiology 2018, Oct. 13-17 in San Francisco.

Olney-based Affiliated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Maryland transformed the way its orthopedic surgeons prescribe controlled substances by adopting DrFirst's iPrescribe, a mobile medication management application, Healthcare IT News reported.

Plexus Technology Group will demonstrate the ability to integrate its Anesthesia Touch documentation software with Meditech's Expanse EHRs at Anesthesiology 2018 in San Francisco, Oct. 13-17.