Anesthesia

Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed announced the election Eugene Fleming and Barry Straube, MD, to its board of directors.

Anesthesia Business consultants published a blog post on a recent OIG advisory opinion.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced the acquisition of San Ramon, Calif.-based Medical Anesthesia Consultants Medical Group, perioperative care provider and independent anesthesia group.

The Office of Inspector General just released an advisory opinion which may further discourage relationships whereby non-anesthesia providers can profit from anesthesia relationships.

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced that investigators at Massachusetts General and colleagues from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a computer-controlled anesthesia system that automates the process of monitoring the brain activity and adjusting drug infusion to maintain the…

Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed Healthcare Group, a physician-owned company comprised of anesthesia, pain management and critical care professionals, announced that Lebanon (Pa.) Anesthesia Associates has joined the PhyMed network of physician-owned anesthesia practices.

Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health announced the addition of Christopher Smith to Trios Surgery Center.  

Philip Hall, MD, an anesthesiologist in Lexington, Ky., has traveled to Nigeria, Sudan and Syria as a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, according to a report by The Lexington Herald-Leader.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth announced it has acquired Orlando, Fla.-based Wolverine Anesthesia Consultants.

The Relative Value Scale Update Committee — RUC — convened by the American Medical Association meets three times a year to develop recommendations for relative value units adjustments and to address the criticisms and challenges it has faced, the RUC…