The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it has issued a formal comment letter expressing opposition to CMS' decision to implement cuts to physician payments for interlaminar epidural injections.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX announced the acquisition of Physicians Anesthesia Associates, a practice based in Baltimore.
Here are eight statistics on aneshtesiologist compensation, based on data from several sources and reported in a Becker's Hospital Review article.
Plexus Information Systems announced that it has signed an agreement with Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan to replace their current anesthesia information management system with the Plexus IS' anesthesia solution — Anesthesia Touch.
In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, Joette Derricks, vice president of regulatory affairs and research for Anesthesia Business Consultants, discusses the Current Procedural Terminology 2014 edition and any changes that may impact anesthesiology practices.
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Between 40 and 50 percent of anesthesiologists are overweight, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2014.
The International Anesthesia Research Society announced that its educational initiative OpenAnesthesia has released version 2.0 of its self-study app.
Memphis Medical Society has named Gary W. Kimzey, MD, president, according to a Memphis Daily News report.
North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that Michael Simon, MD, has concluded his year-long term as the president of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced it has issued a guidance document with recommendations on sedation with regard to the integration of computer-assisted personalized sedation devices, including the SEDASYS System, into medical practices.