Anesthesia

Redwood City, Calif.-based AcelRx Pharmaceuticals has appointed Mike Royal, MD, as the company's chief of clinical affairs.

Researchers discovered the anesthesia drug dexmedetomidine impairs long-term picture memory but does not block memory for emotional arousal, according to a study in the September issue of Anesthesiology.

Zotec Partners, an Indianapolis-based medical billing management company, has hired Kristy Floyd as its director of anesthesia business development.

Sunrise, Fla.-based anesthesia provider Sheridan Healthcare appointed Steven Sheinman, MD, to the newly-created position of national medical director of ambulatory anesthesia.

Luke Stoltzfus, MD, has joined St. Luke's Anesthesia Associates in Duluth, Minn., according to the Superior Telegram.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists launches a campaign to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rescind a proposal to allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to practice interventional pain management.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has joined more than 100 other medical groups urging Congress to act against the pending Budget Control Act sequestration and Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate payment cuts.

The FDA has issued a recall on the I-Flow ON-Q Pump with ONDEMAND bolus button, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center outlined a method of upper extremity transplant anesthesia, which reduced patient perioperative bleeding and shortened intensive care stays, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.

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…