Anesthesia

John Brock-Utne, MD, has released a new book addressing common clinical research dilemmas.

Eight Colorado-based anesthesiology groups have been asked to pay back money they received when they over-billed Medicaid, according to a Denver Business Journal report.

Rafael Padilla, MD, was named president of the Rhode Island Society of Anesthesiologists, according to a Providence Journal report.

Physicians are prescribing more opioid painkillers than ever before to patients undergoing common surgeries, according to new research published in JAMA.

MiraMed Global Services global subsidiary Ajuba International has completed two ISO recertification audits.

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., added anesthesiologist Richard Cochrane, MD, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

According to a study presented at the 2015 annual New York State Society of Anesthesiologists PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology in New York City, the Anesthesia Information Management System was found to be a useful tool for predicting operating room scheduling…

Nishant Shah, MD, practices in a small anesthesia group — Midwest Anesthesia Partners — that is still autonomous, and sees opportunities for independent groups to maintain their autonomy in the future despite many physicians signing hospital contracts or joining larger…

Mednax acquired Lighthouse Anesthesia in Savannah, Ga.

Johnson & Johnson will no longer sell the Sedasys automated sedation system, according to MarketWatch.