Anesthesia

The American Society of Anesthesiologists joined 24 other medical specialties and the American Medical Association in signing a joint letter to the Patient-Centered Research Outcomes Institute regarding recommendations for the organization's national priorities, according to an ASA release.

The University of South Florida wants to charge more than double the usual tuition for its new nurse anesthesia program, according to a Tampa Tribune report.

Physicians base their decisions to antagonize neuromuscular blocking drugs on the pharmacological forecast and a qualitative judgment of the adequacy of the breathing pattern, according to a study published in the Sept. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

A new Somnia Anesthesia Services blog post discusses the current drug shortage facing the healthcare industry.

Baxter International, a company that manufacturers blood products and intravenous drugs, is suing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in order to enforce an indemnity agreement over claims the drugmakers sold the anesthetic propofol in a way that led patients to contract hepatitis,…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. On August 23, 2011, CMS invited providers to apply to help test and develop four different models of bundling payments. Letters of intent…

In mid-July, CMS issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, seeking comment on a rule that addresses changes to the 2012 CMS Physician Fee Schedule.

The Georgia Composite Medical Board has suspended the license of a physician assistant who administered a lethal dose of anesthesia to a five-year-old girl in June, according to a WSBTV report.

Here are 10 recent news stories impacting the anesthesia community.

Mike Roizen, MD, chair of the SmartTots executive board, recently traveled to India to present on pediatric anesthesia neurotoxicity, according to a MarketWatch report.