Anesthesia

As the market undergoes a period of contraction, the threat of shrinking payments and legislative uncertainty have created an environment where anesthesia and hospitals have to align, Anesthesia Business Consultants President Tony Mira said in a blog post.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists awarded Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists President Kraig de Lanzac, MD, the 2017 Bertram W. Coffer, MD, Excellence in Government Award.

A new payment rule prevents nurse anesthetists from getting paid in a dozen states, according to a lawsuit from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Cook CountyRecord reports.

MiraMed Global Services and Plexus Technology Group launched their new platform MACRA MadeEasy.

Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network named Robert M. Frohm, MD, its new anesthesiology department chair.

Union Anesthesia Associates and Raritan Anesthesia Associates Pain Management opened a new location in Jersey City, N.J., Tap into Union reports.

California has the most anesthesiologists per state in the country, according to data Kaiser Family Foundation gathered from Redi-Data in April 2017.

Luvell Glanton Jr., MD, of Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital, used Abbott's BurstDR stimulation to support patients with chronic pain, the Hannibal Courier-Post reports.

A study presented at the ESTRO 36 conference examined if videos projected in a radiotherapy machine could be an effective substitute for general anesthesia during radiotherapy treatment.

A study in JAMA Neurology examined monitored anesthesia care's efficacy and effectiveness, Neurology Advisor reports.