B&B Programs named the American Society of Anesthesiologists among the 2018 Chicago Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.
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Brian Chesebro, MD, an anesthesiologist and physician at Providence Portland (Ore.) Medical Center, shared research with Missoula Anesthesiology on the effect costly anesthesia gases can have on the environment, the Missoula Current reported.
CMS' 2019 proposed rule for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System covers several topics relevant to anesthesia providers, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Anesthesia providers should familiarize themselves with CMS' medical review process introduced in 2017, Targeted Probe and Educate, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants' President and CEO Tony Mira.
Anesthesiologist Nicholas Bircher, MD, filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Physicians and UPP, alleging he was fired for complaining about unlawful activity, the Penn Record reports.
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Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia signed a new five-year agreement.
An effective opioid prescribing policy entails clear communication, technology utilization and referral management, according to a Medical Group Management Association report.
CRH Medical Corp., purchased 51 percent of Kirkland-based Lake Washington Anesthesia, a gastroenterology anesthesia practice.
Pain Center of Cutler Bay (Fla.) Owner and Operator Armando Falcon, MD, was arrested on charges of illegally distributing large quantities of prescription painkillers.
Providers often hold three misconceptions about concurrency, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira: that concurrency is synonymous with medical direction, it only applies to physicians or it only applies to certain insurance companies.