Anesthesia

Plexus Information Systems announced that Fleming Island Surgery Center in Orange Park, Fla., has gone live with Plexus IS' anesthesia solution — Anesthesia Touch.  

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is developing the Perioperative Surgical Home model to improve patient care and reduce costs through coordination of evidence-based and protocol-driven care, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

Armen Chalian, MD, an anesthesiologist at Allied Anesthesia in Santa Ana, Calif., recently traveled to Armenia as part of a medical mission trip, where he volunteered to provide anesthesia services for pediatric reconstructive surgeries.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced the winners of its annual Sheridan Leadership Academy Awards — Mahesh Thummala, MD, the Sheridan regional director of neonatology for North Texas and Joseph Loskove, MD, a Sheridan regional medical director, and chief of anesthesia…

Most anesthesiologists who claim to be normal weight exercise at least twice a week, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced the relocation of its Syracuse, N.Y., office to a larger space in Eastern Syracuse, N.Y.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced the winners of its annual Sheridan Leadership Academy Awards.

Most anesthesiologists, both male and female, describe themselves as being fiscally conservative and socially liberal, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.

CMS has announced that in March it will start evaluating requests to release individual physician payment information on a case-by-case basis, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants report.

David Young, MD, is a managing partner at Surgical Directions. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesia and American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition to maintaining a full-time clinical practice, he does consulting work and…