Anesthesia

The Proposed Rule for the 2015 Medicare Fee Schedule includes numerous changes and updates affecting anesthesiologists and pain physicians, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

FOAA Anesthesia Services, the mid-Atlantic division of North American Partners in Anesthesia, has contributed $150,000 to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va.

Resolute Anesthesia and Pain Solutions in Boca Raton, Fla., announced the acquisition of Perth Amboy (N.J.) Anesthesiology and St. Lucie Anesthesia Associates in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

The following are achievements, moves and news reports on anesthesiologists and anesthesiology societies collected from the past month of Becker's ASC Review coverage.

The following are anesthesia mergers and acquisitions that have occurred in the past month as reported on in Becker's ASC Review.

The International Anesthesia Research Society has announced $600,000 in grants awarded for its 2014 Mentored Research Awards, which go to investigators working to advance the understanding of clinical anesthesiology practices.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has announced a strategic alliance with Bollingbrook, Ill.-based Gateway Spine & Pain Physicians.

Resolute Anesthesia and Pain Solutions, an anesthesia provider in Boca Raton, Fla., has acquired Perth Amboy (N.J.) Anesthesiology and St. Lucie (Fla.) Anesthesia Associates, according to a report from Small Cap Network.

Undergoing general anesthesia before the age of 1 may affect the cognitive abilities of children later in life, according to findings from a study published in Neuropsycopharmacology.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists' Global Humanitarian Outreach program volunteers have arrived in Rwanda to participate in a teaching program at the two teaching hospitals.