Anesthesia

Vancouver, Canada-based CRH Medical acquired a 51 percent interest in Dayton-based Western Ohio Sedation Associates.

Jonathan Lukas Beebe, MD, was named one of News Star's 7th Annual Healthcare Heroes.

An FDA panel found Celebrex does not cause a greater risk of heart attacks and strokes compared to two other commonly prescribed painkillers, NPR reports.

Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira discussed upcoming changes to CMS' Recovery Audit Program and devised a series of recommendations to prepare for the audit and appeals process, in a recent blog post.

Somnia Anesthesia announced the winners of its sixth annual Anesthesiologist of the Year award and its first annual Anesthesia Resident of the Year award.

Pocatello, Idaho-based Portneuf Medical Center appointed anesthesiologist Dan Snell, MD, as its new CMO.

Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira examined how recently proposed opioid-targeting legislation will impact anesthesiologists and pain groups in a recent blog post.

According to an American Society of Anesthesiologists member survey, 98 percent of respondents regularly experience anesthesia drug shortages at their institutions, and 95 percent say the shortages adversely affect patient care.

Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira stressed while HIPAA audits may be over, HIPAA enforcement is always ongoing.

Russell Presley Swann, MD, of Indianapolis-based Methodist Sports Medicine, shared his thoughts on postoperative pain management after outpatient orthopedic procedures with MD Magazine.