Anesthesia

A New York state appeals court dismissed a malpractice case against an anesthesiologist who was accused of administering a sedative which allegedly contributed to a patient developing a pain syndrome, New York Law Journal reports.

Somnia Anesthesia released an infographic on the four things that motivate anesthesiologists.

Syracuse-based New York Spine & Wellness Center agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.9 million for improperly billing patients and payers for "moderate sedation," the Syracuse Post Standard reports.

MiraMed released the fall edition of its healthcare journal, Focus, touching on topics like primary and chronic care.

VMG Health's 2017 Intellimarker Multi-Specialty ASC Study included statistics on ASC net revenue per case for pain management.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its nurse anesthetist program.

Grands Rapids-based Michigan Pain Consultants' Thomas Bach, MD, was profiled on eightWest.

An Iowa family won a $10 million verdict over Dubuque, Iowa-based Mississippi Valley Anesthesiology, when a jury found the clinic responsible for the death of an 80-year-old man.

Interventional pain management specialist Chad Gorman, MD, is joining the staff of Physician Partners of America at its new Port Richey, Fla., location.

CRH Medical acquired controlling interest in a gastroenterology anesthesia practice in Raleigh, N.C.