John Szewczyk, MD, received the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists Distinguished Service Award, according to the Rockford Register Star.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program State 2 Final Rule, and in it created a new hardship exemption to temporarily allow anesthesiologists to escape EHR requirements, according to the American Society of…
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals has begun the final phase of its three studies on a new patient-controlled analgesia system, ARX-01, the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System, according to PharmaBiz.com.
Timothy Starck, MD, was elected vice president of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists, according to the Rockford Register Star.
National anesthesia management company, Arlington, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia, has added three anesthesiologists to leadership positions, according to HeraldOnline.com. Don Mitchell, MD, will serve as vice chief medical officer for the eastern United States. Jim Roberts, MD, will serve as vice…
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Certain blood clotting treatment algorithms can help decrease severe perioperative bleeding associated with cardiac surgery, according to a study from the September issue of Anesthesiology.
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…
Here are 10 statistics on anesthesiologist lifestyle, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report: 2012 Results.
In this month's issue of Anesthesiology, several medical professionals, including Donald Berwick, MD, from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, discussed the advantages of clinical registries and strategies for implementing such systems.
Hospira has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of Hydromorphone Injection, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.