Anesthesia

The total global anesthesia and respiratory devices market is expected to be worth $12.7 billion by 2015, according to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets.

St. Alexius Heart & Lung Clinic in Bismarck, N.D., added Jeff Benson, MD, as an anesthesiologist to its medical staff.

ONE Management Services Company, a multispecialty, physician-owned management services organization announced the merger of four anesthesia physician groups.

Anesthesiologists and other physicians who provided out-of-network services to Aetna patients for part or all of the time from 2003 to 2013 may be eligible for a share of the $120 million settlement agreement in the Aetna usual-and-customary class action…

Wichita Anesthesia Chartered, which provides services at five local hospitals and surgery centers, is switching over Precision Surgery Center in Wichita to a new electronic health record system to keep anesthesia records, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that its CEO John Di Capua, MD, addressed healthcare delegates at Govtoday's national conference called Improving Patient Care: Health and Social Care Reform.

Dallas-based Pinnacle Anesthesia and Orlando-based JLR Medical Group announced that they will join Greater Houston Anesthesiology as founding partners in U.S. Anesthesia Partners, an anesthesia-focused physician services organization.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., announced that faculty members in its department of anesthesiology have developed an automated tool to help assess residents' performance as they meet educational goals, according to a Nashville Post report.

Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., announced the addition of Paul A. Mazzoni, MD, to its medical staff, according to a report by The Daily Herald.

TeamHealth announced that it has acquired Omaha-based Professional Anesthesia Services.