CMS has released the final regulations containing the changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for 2014, which includes a 20.1 percent reduction in the national average anesthesia conversion factor, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.
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Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia has announced its partnership with Memorial Hospital in York, Pa.
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has added Tiffany Denepitiya-Balicki, MD, an anesthesiologist, to its medical staff, according to a Stamford Plus report.
Anesthesiologists are still more likely to accept all payers than follow the increasing trend of dropping poorly reimbursing payers, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report: 2013.
Plexus Information Systems, an anesthesia information management system provider, announced that its Anesthesia Touch V4 has been certified as a complete electronic health record system under the Drummond Group's Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Certification Body program.
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The global market for anesthesia devices is estimated at $7.4 billion in 2013 and is expected to grow to $8.1 billion in 2014, according to a report released by Research and Markets.
University Physicians of Brooklyn-Anesthesia, the medical faculty of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York, has selected OpenTempo to deliver staff scheduling and case management solutions.
St. Alexius Heart & Lung Clinic in Bismarck, N.D., has added Jeff Benson, MD, as an anesthesiologist to its medical staff, according to a Bismarck Tribune report.
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem Foundation held a ceremony to celebrate the creation of the Jeffery S. Vender, MD, Chair of Anesthesiology Research and Education, and the induction of Glenn S. Murphy, MD, as the inaugural chair holder, according to…
Orange, Calif.-based UC Irvine Health announced the appointment of William C. Wilson, MD, as director of critical care services.