Anesthesia

Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., announced it introduce a new graduate nurse anesthesia program that will start in May, according to a Hartford Courant report.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced it has hired banks for an initial public offering that could raise up to $500 million and value the company at more than $2 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced it has chosen Premier, a healthcare improvement company, to develop a learning collaborative for its Perioperative Surgical Home model of care.

Hospitals and health systems are expanding their activities into areas beyond the traditional acute-care services and two of these new areas are post-acute care and the payer function, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

Anesthesiologist Vikram Appannagari, MD, of Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., traveled to Nicaragua on a volunteer medical mission trip, according to a LaPorte County Life report.

MEDNAX announced that it has named Charles Lynch vice president of strategy and investor relations.

Somnia Anesthesia has announced an Anesthesiologist of the Year award in celebration of Doctors Day 2014.

Here are five tips for improving anesthesia billing techniques, according to an abeo blog post:

Here are four recent Android or iOS applications for anesthesia providers released or implemented in healthcare facilities.

Utah and West Virginia's Governors have signed legislation concerning truth in advertising, which requires that healthcare providers wear ID badges during patient encounters, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists report.