Anesthesia

The Washoe County Medical Society announced that Henry C. Hicks, MD, has been elected as its president, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report.

The Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services has released its Work Plan for 2014, and while there are no new anesthesia issues that the OIG will look into, the review of the use…

Crystal Clear Solutions has developed the Anesthesia 411 application, a guide for anyone involved in anesthesia care about the type of anesthesia needed for specific procedures, according to an iMedicalApps report.

AllCare Clinical Associates announced the appointment of Frank M. Sutton Jr., MD, as partner.

University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor announced that AlertWatch, a U-M startup company focused on helping anesthesiologists, has achieved U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to sell its patient monitoring software to hospitals.

The University of California Irvine's department of anesthesiology and perioperative care announced that it is offering an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education fellowship program in anesthesiology critical care medicine.

The Joint Commission has recognized the newly revised sedation records at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., that were upgraded as a result of a joint effort by North American Partners in Anesthesia and the department of quality…

American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that three of its members at Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine are traveling to Rwanda to participate in a teaching program at the two teaching hospitals of the National University of Rwanda.

Medicare recovery auditors have been evaluating the appropriate of Medicare claims across the country since 2010. While hospitals are on the receiving end of most audits, physician claims are also audited. Currently, there are four approved audit types for anesthesiologists…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has released two lists of tests and procedures that physicians and their patients should question and discuss, as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Choosing Wisely campaign, according to an Anesthesia Business…