Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has launched a student loan support program for certified registered nurse anesthetists and other high-need clinical roles, aiming to bolster surgical and diagnostic care access across the region. Through a partnership with Clasp, a venture capital-backed…
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CMS plans to transition to an independent dispute resolution “gateway” during the second half of 2026, according to a March 16 email shared with Becker’s. The federal agency will move away from single-use web forms, instead relying on “a secure, centralized…
Organizational issues such as missing equipment, heavy workloads and anesthesia-related delays were among factors surgeons said negatively affect relationships with anesthesiologists, according to a recent study published in Cureus. Differences between surgeons’ and anesthesiologists’ clinical priorities, organizational hurdles and hierarchical…
As ASCs face workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency from patients and regulators alike, maintaining stable anesthesia coverage is emerging as a major operational priority. ASC leaders across the U.S. cite reliable anesthesia staffing as…
Anesthesiology leaders across the country are drawing national attention for achievements, innovation and career moves shaping the specialty. From a lifetime achievement honor for a pioneer in pediatric cardiac anesthesia to the launch of a telehealth ketamine therapy platform, these…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia anesthesiologist Susan Nicolson, MD, received the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Dr. Nicolson was honored March 12 at the CCAS annual meeting in Denver for her clinical, research and educational contributions…
Anesthesia professionals and their practices have faced a range of financial and operational challenges over the last several years as reimbursements continue to fall below the cost of supplies and labor and the demand for anesthesia continues to rise. There…
The No Surprises Act, which went into effect in 2022, prohibits out-of-network healthcare providers from sending “surprise bills” to patients with private health insurance and creates an independent resolution dispute process for providers and payers. According to a Feb. 19…
Anesthesia stipends — once rare in the ASC industry — have become a common practice for many ASCs as labor costs climb, federal reimbursement lags and the gap between what anesthesia services cost and what payers reimburse ever widens. The…
Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital reduced waste anesthesia gas emissions by nearly 500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2025 through a multi-year effort to improve sustainability in its anesthesiology department. The initiative began by leveraging data from the hospital’s…