Anesthesia

Anesthesiologists looking to take advantage of ACOs may find their opportunity in surgical homes, according to an editorial written by Robert E. Johnstone, MD, professor of anesthesiologist at West Virginia University in Morgantown, for Anesthesiology News.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has invited practice managers and billing services to participate in its ninth survey of commercial payment rates.

Kevin J. Finkel, MD, has joined the medical staff at Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain and Southington, Conn., according to a Hartford Courant report.

Great Neck, N.Y.-based North Shore-LIJ Health System has created and awarded three new professorships, each of which come with an endowment, according to a Long Island Business News report.

David T. Grinbergs, DO, FACEP, has joined TeamHealth as president of the emergency medicine division, according to a TeamHealth release.

Patients on blood pressure medication experience lower mortality at 30 days, according to research from Toronto General Hospital reported in Anesthesiology News.

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has granted University of California – San Diego and nine other UC system campuses an exception from using potent greenhouse gases to safety-test lab fume hoods, due to the toxic effect of the…

New York anesthesiologist Berton Forman, MD, and his lawyers allege that several New York and California hospitals have been dramatically overcharging patients for anesthesia services, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Retransfusion of shed blood in patients following local infiltration analgesia during total knee arthroplasty could cause toxic levels of analgesic, according to a Dutch study led by Bregje Thomassen, MSc, reported on OrthoSuperSite.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has introduced a white paper that explains the "rules of the road" for anesthesia information management systems, according to a release.