Anesthesia

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has ended its long-term relationship with contracted anesthesia group Anesco, according to a Feb. 4 report from the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 

State lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced a bill to ban payers from placing time limits on anesthesia services.

Anesthesiologists are on call an average of 58 days per year, according to a report from Physician Side Gigs, an online community of more than 195,000 physicians.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has tapped Lee Camp as vice president of business development for its western region. 

NorthStar Anesthesia made several changes to its leadership team, tapping a new president and COO, chief medical officer, chief anesthetist officer, chief quality officer, chief marketing officer and CFO. 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of U.S. Anesthesia Partners' (lawsuit against the Department of HHS and CMS, which contested aspects of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System, according to court documents accessed by Becker's.

Starting out as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), I remember stepping into the operating room for the very first time, both prepared and curious about how my education would guide me through real-life patient care challenges.  

Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Health will close its pain management center Feb. 28, according to a news release from the health system. 

Becker's has three anesthesiologists reported on in the last two weeks: 

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia has partnered with Pocatello, Idaho-based Skyline Surgery Center.