Leadership choices can make the difference between success and failure at anesthesia practices, and it is important to have a succession plan in place.

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Oklahoma City earns $669,000 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Anesthesia management organization Premier Anesthesia has affiliated with the Ohio Hospital Association's corporate partner program. 

While the anesthesiologist shortage persists nationwide, some states could have more luck filling open spots than others. 

The average annual salary for nurse anesthetists has increased in each of the past five years, rising from $181,040 in 2019 to $214,200 in 2023, a total increase of more than $33,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The COVID-19 pandemic and the Change Healthcare cyberattack are just two of the budgetary challenges facing anesthesia providers, according to a May 6 post by medical revenue cycle management group Coronis Health.

Here is the average cost of anesthesia care in the ASC setting for five procedures commonly performed at ASCs, according to data from Sidecar Health:

An anesthesiologist must pay a fine following the 2019 death of a lung surgery patient at Miami-based Kendall Regional Medical Center, now the HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, the Miami Herald reported 

Here are three anesthesiologists making headlines that Becker's has reported on in the last two weeks:

Anesthesiologist Sebo Amirkhanian Namagerdy, MD, is the highest-paid official in the county, the Los Angeles Times reported May 16. 

North American Partners in Anesthesia has partnered with Oneida (N.Y.) Health to provide anesthesia services for the system. 

Anesthesiologists earn $219.16 per hour in Nebraska, the state with the highest average hourly wage for anesthesiologists, compared to the state's minimum wage of $12.00 per hour.

As of May 13, the FDA has cleared 882 AI/ML-enabled medical devices, including nine anesthesiology products.

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission may proceed with a lawsuit against anesthesiology practice manager U.S. Anesthesia Partners, but its creator, private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, may be dismissed from the case. 

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Cleveland earns $644,900 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $339,470 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

As anesthesiologist shortages continue nationwide, new residents may be the key to solving ongoing staffing struggles. 

Here are five updates in the anesthesia space that anesthesiologists should know:

Former GE HealthCare executive Jeff Terry has joined U.S. Anesthesia Partners as its executive vice president of health system strategy and innovation. 

Texas and Florida have the most certified registered nurse anesthetists of any state, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

As hospitals have been in dire need of anesthesia staff over the last few years, the need for locum labor has continued to rise.