Non-operating room anesthesia services are becoming a more common frustration for anesthesia practices, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

The FDA on Feb. 7 issued a class 1 recall for 3,599 GE Carestation 600 series anesthesia systems because of a flaw that can cause the mechanical ventilation system to stop working.

Five states have advanced bills that would give advanced practice nurses and certified registered nurse anesthetists full practice authority.

Fort Kent-based Northern Maine Medical Center formed a partnership with the University of New England's nurse anesthesia program in an effort to stave off provider shortages and boost retention, according to Bangor Daily News.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health purchased five anesthesia machines for about $50,000 each, The Emporia Gazette reports.

The federal government has encouraged widespread adoption of EMRs for many valid reasons, but the electronic tools undoubtedly have their downfalls, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

A lawsuit representing about 800 surgery patients was filed against UC San Diego Medical Center after former anesthesiologist Bradley Hay, MD, allegedly treated them while he was high on fentanyl, CBS 8 reports.

Melville, N.Y.-based NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute is now among 89 patient safety organizations approved by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, according to a Jan. 30 announcement.

Physicians from Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia helped vascular surgeon Douglas Troutman, DO, perform an unusual surgery at Chestnut Hill Hospital-Tower Health in Philadelphia.

Five anesthesia practices have partnered or been acquired since Nov. 1, 2019:

Ketamine is increasingly used as an anesthetic and therapeutic agent, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

The MiraMed Family of Companies raised $126,402 through its 2019 Circle of Warmth Campaign, benefiting the Empowerment Plan.

The pain round is the final part of the postoperative pain process, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

After expanding into Seattle and Everett, Wash., Enumclaw, Wash.-based Paceline Anesthesia is seeking three certified registered nurse anesthetists to join its team.

Pacira BioSciences is collaborating with Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Physician Services to train anesthesiologists on techniques related to ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.

The latest issue of Anesthesia Business Consultants' free publication features a range of articles pertaining specifically to the management of anesthesia and pain management practices.

Anesthesia Business Consultants is exhibiting at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Practice Management 2020, a conference taking place Jan. 17-19 in Las Vegas.

A Pennsylvania anesthesiologist was sentenced to prison for filing numerous fraudulent income tax returns from 2010-18, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 16.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is giving member practices access to a new clinical workforce scheduling application through its ASA Alliance Program.

Future reimbursement of anesthesia for chronic pain blocks is "very uncertain," according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.