Anesthesia

Somnia Anesthesia is calling for nominations for its third annual Anesthesiologist of the Year award.

In the final Physician Fee Schedule rule for 2015, CMS applied the cost-sharing waiver to anesthesia for screening colonoscopies; however, diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopies are still subject to co-payments and deductibles, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

Julian Gold, MD, has become the 90th mayor of Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a Canyon News report.

Here are eight statistics on anesthesiologist compensation and benefits, based on Jackson & Coker's 2014 physician salary calculator.

Here are the top five states with highest annual mean wages for anesthesiologists as of May 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are five statistics on national average annual salary for anesthesiologists, from Salary.com.

MEDNAX acquired Mosaic Anesthesia & Perioperative Services based in New Bern, N.C. 

Living with a partner does not have a significant effect on levels of burnout among anesthesiologists, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2015.

Masimo plans to showcase its Root patient monitoring and connectivity platform at the International Anesthesia Research Society's 2015 Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 21 to March 24.

A study published in Anesthesiology examines the effect of antidepressant medications in reducing falsely perceived pain.