Anesthesia

Masimo's Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring sensor, RAS-125 Acoustic Respiration Cloth Sensor, was granted FDA 510(k) clearance for monitoring pediatric patients.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it has submitted formal comments to the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, urging the continuation of the hardship exemption for anesthesiologists through stage 3 of the meaningful use program.

Here are 11 statistics on what anesthesiologists were compensated per practice setting in 2012, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report 2013.

An FDA Class 1 recall has been issued for Hospira's GemStar Infusion System, a device for use in intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous, short-term infusion and parenteral administration of general IV fluids and medications, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

MEDNAX has acquired Gwinnett Anesthesia Service, a Lawrenceville, Ga.-based physician group practice.

A recent study in Anesthesiology found better outcomes for hip and knee arthroplasty procedures performed with neuraxial anesthesia.

In addition to requesting a continuation of the meaningful use hardship exemption for anesthesiologists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has also urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to provide exemptions for clinical summaries, electronic health…

Mountain States Health Alliance, operating 13 hospitals in Tennessee and Virginia, has selected Surgical Information Systems to automate its anesthesia documentation at eight of its facilities.

Garden City (Mich.) Hospital has recruited Pankaj Guglani, MD, board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, according to an Observer & Eccentric report.

The total average compensation for full-time anesthesiologists is roughly $456,000, and the average gross revenue per anesthesiologist is almost three times that amount.