Anesthesia

CMS’s MACRA will affect anesthesiologists in several ways, including the alternative payment model criteria, which are very stringent. Most anesthesiologists won’t be able to meet the requirements initially, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants report.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City named Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD, anesthesiologist-in-chief, effective July 1.

Checklists are simple and effective tools for minimizing medical errors and bolstering patient safety.

Anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero, MD, was sentenced to 100 months in prison in federal court in Louisville, Ky., for his role in the unlawful distribution of controlled substances, including the prescription opioid hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose, and related crimes,…

Diversified Professionals-Pain Management named Victor Rodriguez, MD, medical director, according to a report by The Advocate.

Anesthesia Business Consultants launched the Spring 2016 issue of The Communique.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Hospital named David J. Fish, MD, director of critical care in the department of anesthesiology and a professor of clinical anesthesiology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

Anesthesiologist John J. Ippolito, MD, launched AerMed Logistix, a medical staffing group.

In a recent blog post, Sheridan Healthcare discusses how improvements to pain management have been shown to boost both patient satisfaction and hospital revenues.

Somnia Anesthesia gave Roberto G. Dillow, MD, it fourth annual Anesthesiologist of the Year Award.