Registered nurses earn an average annual total compensation of $95,000 in 2024, up nearly 7% from the year prior, according to Medscape's 2024 study, "Gains Made, but a Ways to Go: Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report," published Oct. 2. 

Seattle anesthesiologist John Bramhall, MD, PhD, was inaugurated as the 2024 to 2025 president of the Washington State Medical Association at its annual House of Delegates meeting on Sept. 28.

A multicenter prospective cohort study of patients with Crohn's disease found that patients who received high concentrations of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy were linked to a greater probability of sustained remission, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 1. 

As hospitals continue to shutter services, ASCs could see an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or HOPDs. 

ASC leaders agree that effective leadership goes beyond managing operations, and it requires continuous learning and adaptation to stay ahead in the dynamic industry.

Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, has agreed to pay between $5.5 million and $6.5 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by way of patient kickbacks.

Migrating procedures to the ASC setting has the potential to save patients, payers and healthcare money.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is the parent company of United Surgical Partners International, the country's largest ASC chain. 

A physician who formerly worked at Steward Easton (Pa.) Hospital has agreed to pay $45,000 plus interest to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare by improperly billing esophagogastroduodenoscopies. 

Here are five updates and developments shaping the anesthesia industry right now: 

In a new ranking, Wallethub named Carmel, Ind., the best small city to live in for its low unemployment rate, low rent costs and high median annual household income, among other factors. 

From new independent anesthesiology groups to states opting out of certified registered nurse anesthetists supervision requirements, here are 10 new developments in the anesthesia industry so far in 2024:

Anesthesia reimbursements are seeing a steep decline – CMS anesthesia reimbursements declined 8.2% from 2019 to 2024, according to VMG Health.

San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital Northeast opened an outpatient surgery department in its newest medical office building, Community Impact reported Oct. 1.

Surgery Partners and Hyde Park Capital partnered to form Midwest Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Alliance.

Evidence is mounting that the gut microbiome influences many major human diseases, according to a Sept. 23 Medscape Medical News article. 

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., with more than 150,000 patients diagnosed and treated annually. 

The GI space saw numerous developments and industry moves in September. 

Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists have a lower risk of food retention when an esophagogastroduodenoscopy is combined with a colonoscopy, according to an Oct. 1 MedPage Today report.

Here are 17 new ASCs that broke ground or plan to build in September: