Anesthesia

The following anesthesia practice acquisitions took place in the past 30 days, beginning with the most recent.

Healthcare technology company Intermedix Corporation has acquired Anesthesia Revenue Management.

The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Reusable Breathing Circuit, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Here are 20 statistics on anesthesiologist lifestyles, according to the Medscape Physician Lifestyle Report 2012.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth has acquired Northern Valley Anesthesiology, a provider of services to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and five ambulatory surgery centers in New Jersey.

For the second consecutive year, the Medical Group Management Association has ranked Asheville Anesthesia Associates for its "superior performance," according to Mountain Xpress.

Merck's new drug application resubmission for sugammadex sodium injection has been accepted for review by the FDA.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners has acquired Greater Houston Anesthesiology, which will serve as USAP's cornerstone affiliated practice, according to the Fort Mill Times.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services revised the locale specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013 after the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 — passed to avert the "fiscal cliff" — called for a 0 percent sustainable growth…

Medicare Part A administrative contractor Novitas Solutions set coverage limitations for injections of an anesthetic agent and other peripheral nerve or branch but is expected to revise the policy soon, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.