The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia in Chicago has selected Chicago-based SmithBucklin to provide full-service association management services, according to a Trade Show News Network report.
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James T. Brunz, MD, has been selected as a key opinion leader for St. Jude Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, in the field of neuromodulation, according to an Argus Leader report.
In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, President and CEO Tony Mira discussed a long running Medicare whistleblower lawsuit, which came to an end without a trial.
Mount Carmel West hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is ending its contract with Consultant Anesthesiology in Columbus and will begin a three-year contract with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia Feb. 1, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.
Lutheran Services Carolinas has named anesthesiologist John Bumgarner, MD, and his wife, Barbara Bumgarner philanthropists of the year for central North Carolina, according to a Salisbury Post report.
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The rate of anesthesia use in screening colonoscopies has increased in both physicians' offices and ambulatory surgery centers, according to a whitepaper released by Truven Health Analytics.
Lee Fleisher, MD, and Gerald Maccioli, MD, have been appointed to the American Medical Association-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement Quality Improvement Advisory Committee, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists news release.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has named Lorri Lee, MD, chief of the newly formed division of neurosurgical anesthesiology in the department of anesthesiology, according to a report by The Nashville Ledger.
By familiarizing themselves with best practices in drug selection, anesthesiologists can create significant savings for the hospitals with which they partner and the patients they serve, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has named James C. Eisenach, MD, winner of the 2013 Excellence in Research Award, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.