Anesthesia

CMS has published a reminder stating that this is the last year eligible professionals can earn an incentive payment for satisfactorily reporting Physician Quality Reporting System quality data to CMS, and this year's participation in PQRS will also determine the…

Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed Healthcare Group announced that Michael Morgan has been named COO of its Anesthesia Medical Group, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.

More female anesthesiologists tend to be religious or spiritual; however male anesthesiologists tend to be more likely to practice their faith, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

Audio-Digest Foundation announced the release of "Anesthesiology Volume 55, Issue 42: Analgesia for Labor."

Providence Medical Center in Kansas City announced that Brian M. Jones, MD, has joined Providence Pain Management Center located on the medical center's campus.

Plexus Information Systems announced that Fleming Island Surgery Center in Orange Park, Fla., has gone live with Plexus IS' anesthesia solution — Anesthesia Touch.  

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is developing the Perioperative Surgical Home model to improve patient care and reduce costs through coordination of evidence-based and protocol-driven care, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

Armen Chalian, MD, an anesthesiologist at Allied Anesthesia in Santa Ana, Calif., recently traveled to Armenia as part of a medical mission trip, where he volunteered to provide anesthesia services for pediatric reconstructive surgeries.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced the winners of its annual Sheridan Leadership Academy Awards — Mahesh Thummala, MD, the Sheridan regional director of neonatology for North Texas and Joseph Loskove, MD, a Sheridan regional medical director, and chief of anesthesia…

Most anesthesiologists who claim to be normal weight exercise at least twice a week, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.