Author: Patsy Newitt

Ravi Chandra, MD, a vascular surgeon and political appointee of the Florida Board of Medicine, allegedly failed to ensure his Ocala-based office complied with a state anesthesia regulation, Tampa Bay Times reported Sept. 7. 

Outpatient care centers are the top paying site of service for certified nurse anesthetists, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines since Aug. 29:

Seventy percent of freestanding ASCs are independently owned and operated, according to VMG Health's "Annual Healthcare M&A Report 2022." 

A Brownsville, Texas-based physician assistant has been charged for defrauding Medicaid by working with a suspended medical license, the U.S. Justice Department said Sept. 6. 

Here are four healthcare moves from Amazon since Aug. 24:

CVS Health entered a deal to acquire home health company Signify Health for $8 billion Sept. 5. 

A Roswell, N.M.-based physician assistant has surrendered his Iowa license following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Sept. 5. 

Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas has temporarily paused operations following a medical emergency involving an 18-year–old boy in which a "compromised" IV bag was found at the facility, The Dallas Morning News reported Sep. 5. 

Here are eight lawsuits involving anesthesiologists that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 1: