Author: Staff

The following anesthesia practice acquisitions took place in the past 30 days, beginning with the most recent.

Hope Clinic, a new pain management center, opened in Wytheville, Va., according to a SWVA Today report.

A new study published in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience, has identified the molecular pathway by which morphine can increase pain, which could lead to new ways of making morphine effective for more patients, according to a PsychCentral report.

Healthcare providers should practice shared decision-making with patients to align treatment with patients' wishes and improve outcomes, according to a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Reports of central line-associated bloodstream infections using the National Healthcare Safety Network criteria differ significantly from CLABSI reports based on claims codes, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

The Joint Commission announced a revision to a requirement under the Laboratory Accreditation program as well as a requirement regarding restraints in hospitals.

Electronic medical record cloning is widely used by physicians and vendors to save documentation time, but the Department of Health and Human Services has taken a strong opposition to the practice, which it believes will inflate healthcare costs and increase…

Healthcare providers came under increased False Claims Act scrutiny in 2012, but also achieved many successful court decisions, according to Mondaq.

Healthcare technology company Intermedix Corporation has acquired Anesthesia Revenue Management.

The FDA issued a Class 1 recall for the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Reusable Breathing Circuit, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.