Here American Society of Anesthesiologists President-Elect Jane C.K. Fitch, MD, weighs in on several immediate challenges for the practice of anesthesiology in the upcoming year.
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Michael Walsh, MD, is an anesthesiologist and a member of the board of directors for the Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia. He is an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is preparing for the 27 percent cut to Medicare physician payments that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2013, if Congress does not act to preserve the sustainable growth rate, according the American…
About 20 medical specialty groups sent a letter to Rep. Diana Black (R-Tenn.) praising the Electronic Health Records Improvements Act, which would ease anesthesiologists' participation in the federal EHR incentive program, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Here are 15 statistics on anesthesiologist compensation, according to Medscape's Anesthesiology Compensation Report: 2011 Results.
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SmartTots has added Ned Russell and Mark Rogers, MD, to its executive board, according to Newswise.
Surgical Information Systems has been named the top anesthesia information management system by KLAS.
North American Partners in Anesthesia has acquired two additional practices, Northeast Anesthesiology in Scranton, Pa., and Anesthesiology Solution in Honesdale, Pa., according to Globe Newswire.
U.S. Anesthesia Partners will acquire Greater Houston Anesthesiology as its "cornerstone" affiliated practice, according to PE Hub.
This article was written by Tony Mira of Anesthesia Business Consultants. AETNA ALERT Under a proposed settlement that Aetna reached last week with organized medicine, Aetna beneficiaries, and other plaintiffs, the insurer would pay out $120 million. The class-action lawsuit…