Nursing

About 20 medical specialty groups sent a letter to Rep. Diana Black (R-Tenn.) praising the Electronic Health Records Improvements Act, which would ease anesthesiologists' participation in the federal EHR incentive program, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

SmartTots has added Ned Russell and Mark Rogers, MD, to its executive board, according to Newswise.

Surgical Information Systems has been named the top anesthesia information management system by KLAS.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has acquired two additional practices, Northeast Anesthesiology in Scranton, Pa., and Anesthesiology Solution in Honesdale, Pa., according to Globe Newswire.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners will acquire Greater Houston Anesthesiology as its "cornerstone" affiliated practice, according to PE Hub.

Here are three factors that will be important for the success of anesthesia and perioperative services as a whole in the new year.

Anesthesiologist David Paulus, MD, 67, died last week, according to The Gainesville Sun.

SmartTots, a collaborative effort between the Anesthesia Research Society and the FDA, released a statement saying anesthesia for children is a necessary measure, the risks of which should be discussed prior to procedures, according to Med Page Today.

The Ohio State University College of Nursing in Columbus announced plans to open its first nurse practitioner-led health clinic Jan. 14, a sign of the growing role of nurses in healthcare.

Orangeburg, Ky., anesthesiologist Gary Delaney, MD, has been named president of the Southern Medical Association for 2013, according to The Times and Democrat.