Anesthesia

The American Society for Anesthesiologists endorses the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2013 — legislation that aims at reforming the current Medicare rural anesthesia incentive program to include physician anesthesiologists.

SmartTots announced that Lena Sun, MD, and Jeffrey William Sall, MD, are the recipients of its 2013/2014 round of pediatric anesthesia research grants.

FOAA Anesthesia Services in Fairfax, Va. announced that Justin L. Crain has been named its COO.

As of August 1st, certain manufacturers of drugs, medical devices and biologicals are tracking their payments to anesthesiologists and other physicians, as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, according to an emailed news release from Anesthesia Business Consultants.

MEDNAX has acquired Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Anesthesia Associates, a physician group practice, according to a News-Medical report.

    The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it is conducting a nationwide Congressional grassroots campaign in opposition to CMS' proposal to pay nurse anesthetists for chronic pain services.

Oct. 3 is the last day for anesthesiologists, pain physicians and other eligible professionals participating in CMS' electronic health record incentive program to begin the 90-day reporting period for demonstrating meaningful use of their certified electronic health record system in…

Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has selected Arlington, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia as its provider of anesthesia services, effective Oct. 1, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

Republican Rep. Andy Harris, MD, the first physician anesthesiologist to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, has introduced legislation that aims to repeal the non-discrimination provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to an American…

Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Health hired 17 new medical professionals including two anesthesiologists — Karim Rashid, MD, and Shahh Parves, MD, according to an Inforum report.