Anesthesia

Physicians unable to meet the original deadline to apply for Medicare Electronic Prescribing hardship exemption, including many anesthesiologists, will now have until Jan. 31, 2013, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Neil Kirschen, MD, is the chief of pain management in the department of anesthesiology at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., and the medical director for the Pain Management Center of Long Island in New York. He is board-certified…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is looking to the Department of Health and Human Services to ease Stage 3 meaningful use requirements for anesthesiologists.

Noridian adjusted its monitored anesthesia care local coverage determination after a new policy resulted in unintended denials, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Michael Prescher, MD, has his Iowa medical license reinstated after a year suspension, according to the South West Iowa News.

Research now suggests that a prophylactic intravenous dose of acetaminophen could reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting associated with anesthesia, according to News-Medical.

Domenico Ambrosio, MD, died last week at 88, according to Patch.

Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center department of anesthesiology looked at factors that influence whether or not a person decides to participate in clinical anesthesia research, according to Anesthesia-Analgesia.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will potentially include epidural and transforaminal injection coverage in its annual National Coverage Decision topics, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Bradley Cashion, MD, has joined the Augusta Health Pain Management Clinic in Fishersville, Va., according to the Augusta Free Press.