Anesthesia

Profitability is often the key to fostering a positive relationship between anesthesiologists and ambulatory surgery centers. "If there is a harmonious relationship between the surgeons and everyone has the same goal, that's ideal," says Charles Tullius, MD, a board certified…

Most anesthesiologists believe residency programs do not adequately train physicians in practice management, according a recent survey reported in Anesthesiology News.

McLeod Health Systems in Florence, S.C., this week appointed R. Benjamin King, MD, to its health community board, according to an SC Now report.  

Somnia Anesthesia, an anesthesia practice management company, announced that Hugh Morgan has been promoted from director to vice president of quality management.

Here are eight recent studies related to anesthesia.

An anesthesiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital was one of six physicians in the country to receive the Lathem Physician Leadership Award in Hand Hygiene from Proventix Systems of Birmingham.

Two physicians from the department of anesthesiology and perioperative care at the University of California at Irvine have received Foundation of Anesthesia, Education and Research grants. Both anesthesiologists will receive a two-year grant supported by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The University of Pittsburgh has named Debra K. Weiner, MD, director of a new pain center established under the National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium.

The American Board of Anesthesiology has appointed Jill Mhyre, MD, of the University of Michigan Health System, to the position of senior editor for the Joint Council on Anesthesiology Examinations.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation last week that reauthorized the FDA drug and medical device review process, according to an ASC Association release.