Anesthesia

Canada-based CRH Medical completed a transaction in which the company acquired 65% ownership of Brockton, Mass.-based Community Anesthesia.

With patient satisfaction and quality metrics driving big changes in how physicians get paid, anesthesiologists — perhaps more than any other specialty group — find themselves on shifting ground.

Insider Monkey published a list of the 11 top-paying states for anesthesiologists.

The benefits of using regional anesthesia are fairly well-known — nerve blocks provide excellent pain control with relatively little nausea for the patient, minimize the need for narcotics and allow surgeons to perform more complex cases on more complex patients.…

Single exposure to general anesthesia in children younger than 36 months did not affect IQ scores later in childhood, according to a JAMA study.

The American College of Cardiology named anesthesiologist Harish Ramakrishna, MD, a fellow, according to a Paradise Valley Independent report.

There are specific guidelines in billing service provided by physicians in a teaching setting. The guidelines for anesthesia services, flat fees (lines, blocks and other ancillary services) and evaluation and management services are different. This document will clearly outline each…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists granted California State Sen. Richard Pan, MD, the 2016 Excellence in Government award.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals welcomed anesthesiologist John J. Braswell, MD.

Anesthesiologists have the best-paying job in the United States, according to Forbes.