Anesthesia

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has filed a petition with a U.S. district court compelling Xavier Beccera, Secretary of Health and Human Services, to enforce the provider non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act against insurance companies and health…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has filed a trademark complaint against the recently renamed American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, alleging that its use of the word "anesthesiology" is "deceptively misdescriptive," according to a Sept. 25 report from Medscape.

Tennessee lawmakers are reviving an effort to address the state's anesthesia provider shortage  after the previous effort died in committee earlier this year, the Public News Service reported Sept. 25. 

Northwell Health Physicians Partners is one the largest anesthesiology physician group practices by number of physicians in the country, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare.

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks:

Getinge's anesthesia management solutions arm has struck a partnership with Meditech's Alliance program. 

Here are give studies and reports shaping the anesthesia market and workforce right now:

Project Spruce, a consortium of nine pediatric hospitals, has successfully cut greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthetics by over 50% across its nine partners. 

A Louisville anesthesiologist has pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to issue pre-signed and unsigned prescriptions for Schedule II drugs. 

On Aug. 21, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published guidance concerning best practices for event logging of security concerns in order to fight cyberthreats.