Anesthesia

Led by Timothy Lubenow, MD — a professor in Rush Medical College’s department of anesthesiology — the Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is the first facility in the United States to offer a new chronic pain treatment.

The Irving, Texas-based anesthesia management company NorthStar Anesthesia has implemented the electronic medical record product Anesthesia Touch at sites throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Anesthesiologist Mukadder D. Ozcan, MD, joined OU Physicians in Oklahoma City, according to an Edmond Sun report.

Dental hygienists should conduct comprehensive patient assessments before administering anesthesia, according to the dental magazine RDH.

Anesthesiologist Michael Kellams, DO, observes how outpatient surgery and value-based care will continue to impact the anesthesiology field.

The Madison, Wis.-based hospital UnityPoint Health-Meriter will resume providing sedation dentistry for special needs patients next month, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Plexus Technology Group's Anesthesia Touch recently became a fully-rated AIMS solution after receiving a KLAS rating of 89. 

Anesthesia Business Consultants recently released the summer issue of their quarterly newsletter, The Communiqué.

Castle Connolly recently recognized Semih Gungor, MD, as a top doctor in the New York, N.Y., region.

Anesthesia Business Consultants is encouraging anesthesiologists to review Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians, a 20-page booklet recently released by CMS.