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Pain management partners bring Texas group into the fold — 3 insights
Spindletop Pain Management Holdings and Tricity Pain Associates acquired San Antonio-based Hill Country Pain Associates. -
Non-hospital docs 'instrumental' to COVID-19 response amid staffing strains — 5 key insights
Rising numbers of COVID-19 patients in U.S. hot spots could strain availability of critical care physicians and nurses, giving non-hospital providers "an instrumental role in the pandemic response," according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. -
5 big stories in anesthesia this week — COVID-19 outbreak, bankruptcy & more
Five big stories involving anesthesiologists around the country the week of July 24-31: -
COVID-19 sweeps hospital anesthesia department — 4 details
A COVID-19 outbreak hit Gainesville-based University of Florida Health's anesthesia department earlier this month, WUFT News reported based on hospital documents and conversations with inside sources. -
Dr. Christopher Arndt named interim chair of U of New Mexico's anesthesia, critical care departments
Christopher Arndt, MD, was appointed the interim chair of the anesthesiology and critical care medicine departments at Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico after Hugh Martin, MD, stepped away from the position, effective Sept. 7. -
Delaware's largest anesthesia group gets $2M+ to retain 155 jobs
New Castle, Del.-based Anesthesia Services received a Paycheck Protection Program loan of at least $2 million, according to the Delaware Business Times. -
How ASCs can handle aerosol-generating procedures amid COVID-19 risks: 4 key strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic will affect daily operating room management by ASCs, according to a narrative review published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. -
Income offered to anesthesiologists, CRNAs — 24 numbers to know
Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists were among the most-requested specialists from 2019-20, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19." -
Anesthesiologist compensation in 2020: 5 things to know
Anesthesiologists earn $398,000 a year, on average, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2020." -
NAPA extends services to 2 Maryland hospitals — 3 details
North American Partners in Anesthesia inked a deal to provide anesthesia services for two facilities affiliated with Cheverly-based University of Maryland Capital Region Health. -
CRH Medical acquires majority stake in group with $2M annual revenue
CRH Medical Corp. acquired a 51 percent interest in Central Virginia Anesthesia Associates, effective July 1. -
Woman robbed surgery center 5 times for narcotics
Brittney Oliver, 41, allegedly broke into American Fork (Utah) medical surgical center five times in the month of June to steal from the center's narcotics cabinet, the Daily Herald reports. -
Texas anesthesiologist pays $100K to settle false billing accusations
A Katy, Texas, anesthesiologist paid $100,000 to resolve allegations he falsely billed Medicare for acupuncture, Woodlands Online reports. -
California surgery center owner, companion allegedly defrauded $51M+ from insurance companies
Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Wellness Wave surgical center owner Randy Rosen, MD, and his companion allegedly defrauded 18 insurance companies for more than $51 million, local NBC affiliate NBC 4 reports. -
Surgical volumes still halved for nearly 1 in 4 anesthesia clients
Most of Anesthesia Business Consultants' clients are seeing volumes pick up after elective procedure restrictions, but as of late June, they haven't yet reached pre-COVID-19 levels, said Tony Mira, the company's president and CEO. -
Employment for anesthesia groups: 3 thoughts from an industry exec
Some hospital administrators are using the pandemic as a reason to employ anesthesia providers instead of contracting with them, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Preserving clinician safety, hospital capacity & supplies — 3 tips from an anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist and trauma expert James Johnson, MD, led a team of nearly 200 physicians deployed to battle COVID-19 surges in New York City. -
Reintroducing elective cases: Key considerations for anesthesiologists
Prioritization, coordination and leadership are three key factors for successfully reintroducing elective cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, said American Society of Anesthesiologists President Mary Dale Peterson, MD, during a May 7 webinar. -
NAPA anesthesiologists to quit servicing Commonwealth Health System over $5M payment dispute — 5 insights
North American Partners in Anesthesia will pull its anesthesiologists from Commonwealth Health System's hospitals June 30, after a dispute around reconciliation payments, The Citizens' Voice reports. -
Court upholds nearly $2.7M award in anesthesiologist's breach-of-contract dispute
Anesthesiologist Amarjit Virk, MD, is entitled to the nearly $2.7 million in damages he was awarded in a wrongful termination suit against Williamsville, N.Y.-based Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, his former employer, according to a June 8 court document obtained by Bloomberg Law.
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