Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists submitted a formal comment to CMS in response to the 2018 Quality Payment Program Final Rule on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.

Anesthesiologist and pilot John H. Smith, MD, 91, died of natural causes in his Indiana home Dec. 28, the Greenfield Reporter reports.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals included anesthesiologist Tony Wright, MD, in its The Leading Physicians of the World publication.

An anesthesiologist died by suicide after pointing a gun at a hospital worker at Milwaukee-based Froedtert Hospital Dec. 26, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

A study, published in Europe PMC, examined risk factors associated with anesthesia emergence delirium in pediatric patients that underwent outpatient surgery.

Pacific Anesthesia in Honolulu deployed a system combining technology from Anesthesia Business Consultants and Plexus Technology Group.

Douglas Keene, MD, started healthcare informatics company Recordation in an attempt to solve data capture challenges.

Envision Physician Services' National Education Director of Anesthesiology Adam Blomberg, MD, FASA, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about enhanced recovery after surgery protocols, opioids and the future of pain control.

Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed Healthcare Group added a new executive vice president and vice president of operations to its leadership team.

Sen. Rand Paul's November assault by anesthesiologist Rene Boucher, MD, information and statistics related to the specialty and breaking news captured the attention of Becker's ASC Review anesthesia readers in 2017.