Anesthesia Business Consultants is conducting a survey to determine how the National Emergency Fund and other stimulus packages can help its anesthesia and pain management clients weather the COVID-19 outbreak.

Boise (Idaho) Anesthesia Physician Associates laid off 53 employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Idaho Statesman reports.

One of the biggest challenges for anesthesia groups navigating the COVID-19 outbreak is right-sizing staff as elective procedures are canceled, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Anesthesiologist Floyd Smith, MD, agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed drugs in violation of state law and outside professional standards, the Department of Justice announced March 30.

Illinois healthcare organizations developed opioid prescribing guidelines that apply to ASCs, emergency departments, specialists and primary care providers in Winnebago County, according to local television outlet WREX.

A former anesthesiologist accused of choking a nurse at Lone Tree, Colo.-based Sky Ridge Medical Center pleaded guilty March 9 to felony and misdemeanor charges, CBSN Denver reports.

Dental anesthesia can generate additional revenue for some anesthesia groups, but for most practices, it isn't a lucrative opportunity, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Anesthesiologist Neil Ross, MD, was reprimanded by the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners for allegedly conducting improper examinations when treating family and friends, Patch reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health tapped Joseph Dempsey, MD, to serve as chairman of its newly formed systemwide anesthesia service line, according to WKDZ, a local radio station. 

The primary transesophageal echocardiography services an anesthesiologist might document are probe placement, interpretation, placement and interpretation, and intraoperative monitoring, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

UnitedHealthcare dropped more than 80 anesthesiologists from its network as of March 1, affecting at least five surgery centers and one pain and spine practice in North Carolina, The News & Observer reports.

More than 40 percent of anesthesiologists have had their payer contracts terminated in the last six months, according to an informal national survey from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Rebecca Twersky, MD, received the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.

Codes 99116 for total body hypothermia and 99135 for controlled hypotension aren't large revenue generators for anesthesia practices, but they still warrant a closer look, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Getting paid for transesophageal echocardiography services can be complicated, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Pacira BioSciences grew its full-year 2019 revenues 25 percent from 2018, hitting $421 million.

The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists in the state to administer anesthesia without physician supervision, local ABC affiliate KOCO reports.

The leader of an illegal pill distribution operation in Tennessee was found guilty Feb. 14, local CBS affiliate WVLT reports.

Most anesthesiologists aren't happy when they're at work, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2020."

Toronto, Canada-based CRH Medical is a niche business that provides colonoscopy anesthesia services, according to Shawn Allen, a contributing editor to Internet Wealth Builder.