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Spacelabs Healthcare to Unveil Anesthesia System at ASA Annual Meeting

Spacelabs Healthcare will introduce Arkon, a new anesthesia system, as well as the Xprezzon patient monitor and a Multigas Analyzer, at the American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting in October, according to a MarketWatch release.

ASA, AMA File Amicus Brief Over California Opt-Out

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Medical Association have filed an amicus brief in the appeal of CSA and CMA v. Schwarzenegger, according to an ASA release.

Dr. Steven Shafer to Testify on Michael Jackson's Use of Propofol

Steven Shafer, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University and editor in chief of the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, will testify as an expert witness about propofol in the trial of Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, MD, according to…

University of Miami Anesthesiologist Keeps Patient Awake During Brain Surgery

Anesthesiologist Thomas Fuhrman, MD, kept a patient awake during brain surgery at the University of Miami Hospital, according to a Miami Herald report.

CMS: Physicians Cannot Bill Part B Contractors for Drugs Dispensed Directly to Patients

A Las Vegas jury has ruled that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and two other drug makers must pay $162.5 million in punitive damages for selling the anesthetic propofol in a way that led three colonoscopy patients to contract hepatitis C, according…

ASA Joins 19 Specialty Physician Organizations in Pushing Repeal of IPAB

In a recent letter, the American Society of Anesthesiologists joined 19 other specialty physician associations in urging members of the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board as part of their broader deficit reduction package,…

Colorado's Banner Health Acquires Loveland Anesthesia Associates

Banner Health, the owner of McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., and operator of North Colorado Medical Center in Greenley, has added Loveland Anesthesia Associates to its holdings, according to a Loveland Reporter-Herald report.

Family of Patient Who Died From Anesthesia Error Joins Hospital Safety Committee

The family of a patient who died under anesthesia during a procedure at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago has joined the hospital's safety committee to help prevent future errors, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Jury Orders Teva, Baxter, McKesson to Pay $20M in Hep C Case

A jury has ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Baxter Healthcare and McKesson to pay at least $20 million for selling the anesthetic propofol in a way that encouraged providers to re-use single-use vials, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

ASA Urges MedPAC to Reject Plan to Cut Specialist Payments

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to reject an SGR plan that would cut reimbursement to specialty physicians by nearly 18 percent over three years, according to an ASA release.