This article was written by Tony Mira of Anesthesia Business Consultants. It is a question asked quite often: Is marking a check box on the anesthesia record sufficient documentation? For medical review and for billing purposes?
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The purchasing market for anesthesia machines has slowed down and caused revenues to decline in the last year, but growth is expected to pick up between 2014 and 2017, according to Today's Medical Developments.
Sheridan Healthcare's Heritage Valley Health System named Brett Anderson, MD, as chair of the anesthesiology department at its Beaver campus.
The FDA decided not to recommend Zogenix's Zohydro painkiller and noted concerns about the risk of opioid addiction, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Qualitest issued a voluntary recall for 101 lots of hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen tablets because some tablets could contain higher doses than marked and result in patient liver toxicity, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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The Medical Group Management Association identified Premier Anesthesia as a "better performer" in its Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups 2012 report.
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.