Anesthesia

Ralph Lydic, MD, has been named by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute to chair its External Advisory Council, according to Space Ref.

The FDA released a safety communication for the drug Zofran, which could pre-dispose patients to develop a potentially fatal heart rhythm known as Torsades de Pointes, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Paul Pomerantz as its new chief executive officer, beginning March 4, 2013.

MediciNova has received allowances from the European Patent Office for two pending opioid analgesic patents, according to Equities.

Revenue cycle management company Origin Healthcare Solutions is teaming up with Tampa, Fla.-based iProcedures for integrated anesthesia information management.

The CDC and the FDA have identified additional microbial contamination in medical products from the New England Compounding Center, which was linked to a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis, according to an ASCA report.

Orangeburg, Ky., anesthesiologist Gary Delaney, MD, has been named president of the Southern Medical Association for 2013, according to The Times and Democrat.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued 2013 locale-specific anesthesia conversion factors, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

CareFusion has announced several new products to improve patient medication safety, according to News-Medical.