Anesthesia

North American Partners in Anesthesia added Newton (N.J.) Anesthesia Associates.

According to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, HHS' Office for Civil Rights plans to audit 350 covered entities in phase 2 of the HIPAA audits and while the chances of an anesthesia group being selected for a phase 2…

White River Medical Center in Batesville added Robert C. Baker, MD, to its pain management clinic, according to an Arkansas Business report.

Marshall Ki Lee, MD, was appointed an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Temple University School of Medicine, and an attending physician at Temple University Hospital.

California lawmakers have passed a bill requiring baseline education and competency standards for surgical technologists.

Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Mark Suojanen, MD, to its physician team.

Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center named Virginia Nelson, MD, chief of anesthesia, according to a report by The Post-Standard.

The "two-midnight" rule will limit hospital payments for many patients who spend fewer than two nights in the facility to Medicare Part B rates for observation services, however the rule is controversial and it is likely to be modified before…

Companies in the healthcare industry need to look into how their mission statement, vision statement and core values document influence their marketing efforts, according to Barbara L. Cerrone, senior director of marketing and corporate communications at North American Partners in…

Nashville, Tenn.-based AMG, a PhyMed Healthcare Group, appointed Ira Landsman, MD, division chief of pediatric anesthesia, according to a report by The Tennessean.