The American Society of Anesthesiologists and 74 other provider and beneficiary groups have written a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing the inclusion of a Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board in the final…
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Alexander Hannenberg, MD, was installed as president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists during the organization's Annual Meeting in New Orleans in October, according to an ASA news release.
Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth has acquired Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Anesthetix Management, a national provider of comprehensive anesthesiology and pain management service solutions to hospitals and surgery centers in 10 states, according to a TeamHealth news release.
Shelby (N.C.) Anesthesiology Associates has merged with Charlotte, N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, according to a report in the Charlotte Business Journal.
Paul F. Barresi, MD, an anesthesiologist, has rejoined the active medical staff at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockland, Maine, according to a news release from Pen Bay Healthcare.
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Michael L. Good, MD, has been named as the dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Fla., according to a report in the UF College of Medicine Insider.
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center found that by adding ethyl nitrite gas to the carbon dioxide used to inflate the surgical area during laparoscopy, blood flow and organ function was better preserved during noninvasive surgery, according to a Duke…
To Brent Lambert, turning around a moneylosing surgery center is a simple matter. "If staffing costs are 40 percent of revenues, I know we can turn the center around," says Lambert, co-founder of ASCOA. "In money-losing centers, staffing is usually…
American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX, has acquired Wilmington (N.C.) Anesthesiologists, a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services for more than 39,000 cases annually, including surgical, obstetrical and cardiovascular patients, according to a MEDNAX news release.
In a joint statement by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association Institute and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, nonanesthesiologist-administered propofol (NAAP) for GI endoscopy can be safe…