Anesthesia

Keeping dantrolene stocked in ASCs could cost-effectively prevent more than 30 malignant hyperthermia deaths each year, according to an article in Anesthesiology.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that the bipartisan Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, a move it applauds.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock has named William Brooks Gentry, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology in the College of Medicine.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that Jana Janco, MD, was recently elected as the delegate of the American Medical Association Women's Physician Section.

Here are the most recent anesthesiologist moves and achievements:

There are several anesthesia and pain management practices that have not implemented patient satisfaction surveys, however subjective patient experience is an outcome measure that is here to stay and practices should look into developing surveys, according to an Anesthesia Business…

CMS has certified the Anesthesia Quality Institute's National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia recently achieved top placement in the hospital-level HCAHPS' — the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems — pain management category for New Jersey.

Facing an increasingly uncertain healthcare climate, anesthesia groups seem to think the best tactic for survival is banding together. For these groups, bigger may just be better.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists invites all health care organizations to apply to participate in its Perioperative Surgical Home learning collaborative.