Anesthesia

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology named Andrew Gettinger, MD, chief medical information officer, according to an ASA report.

The bipartisan Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an ASA report.

TeamHealth acquired Professional Anesthesia Service in Akron, Ohio.

Anesthesia Business Consultants has partnered with the University of California at Irvine.

Somnia Anesthesia honored Jeff Rubin, DO, with its third annual Anesthesiologist of the Year Award.

Anesthesia Business Consultants will soon release its new client portal as well as analytics desktop and mobile access products for anesthesia practices.

Audio-Digest Anesthesiology Board Review has published "Clinical Pharmacology of Inhaled Anesthetic Agents" by Hugh Hemmings, MD.

Accountable care organizations are the most significant payment models for anesthesiologists, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2015.

Elizabeth Drum, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist, was named the third annual Physicians of the Year for international service by MedicalMissions.org.

Here is anesthesiologist compensation based on practice setting, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2015.