Troy Nesbit, MD, of Rapid City, S.D.-based West River Anesthesia is the state's only anesthesiologist trained to perform the dorsal root ganglion procedure, according to local news station KEVN Black Hills FOX.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Clearway Pain Solutions Institute opened an office in Andalusia, Ala., the Andalusia Star-News reports.

Key performance indicators can help ASCs measure how their anesthesia provider's performance measures up, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems.

Researchers offered insights into anesthesia drug costs and preoperative evaluation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Practice Management 2019, Jan. 18-20 in Las Vegas, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. 

A bill to scale back restrictions for certified registered nurse anesthetists in Arkansas was rejected Feb. 28, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

In 2016, Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health partnered with Charlotte-based Providence Anesthesiology Associates to implement and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program at Charlotte-based Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

Anesthesiologists have the top-paying job in the U.S., making more than surgeons, OB-GYNs and orthodontists, according to Business Insider India.

HHS published two proposals to enhance interoperability, and both address the issue of information blocking, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Although Veterans Health Administration facilities primarily use anesthesia care teams, certified registered nurse anesthetists often practice without supervision, according to a study published in the Federal Practitioner.

Herrin, Ill.-based Southern Orthopedic Associates plans to add pain management services at its Metropolis, Ill.-based ASC. 

Shital Parikh Mars, CEO of the prescription and compounded medications provider PharmCo RX, cut through the noise on the opioid epidemic and alternative therapies, telling Becker's ASC Review what pain physicians really need to know.

Anesthesiologist William Husel, DO, requested a hearing to appeal his medical license suspension after he was fired by Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System, WOSU Public Media reports.

Institutions around the country offered anesthesia-related insights at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Practice Management 2019, Jan. 18-20 in Las Vegas, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Anesthesiologists seem to spend less time online than other specialties, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2019.

Forty-two percent of anesthesiologists report being burned out, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2019.

Anesthesiologists are about as happy — or unhappy — as other specialists, according to Medscape's Anesthesiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2019.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists was named among the nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in 2018. 

Overland Park, Kan.-based Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City CEO Mark Meisel said an employee violated data security protocols by storing a backpack containing surgery schedules in plain sight, KCUR reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed Healthcare Group acquired Phoenix-based Grand Canyon Anesthesia, the Global Legal Chronicle reports.

Anesthesia practices with the right denial management techniques in place can improve their denial rate and increase revenue, according to Imagine Software.