Here are seven updates from anesthesia companies so far this year:

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia began providing services Feb. 1 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, Ky.

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Fourteen medical specialty societies held a pain summit Feb. 20 to discuss acute surgical pain and develop guidance around a future pathway on managing it.

The U.S. general anesthesia drug market is projected to hit $2.4 billion by 2025, according to a Feb. 22 report from researchandmarkets.com.

Anesthesiologist salary varies widely by setting, with self-employed physicians routinely outearning employed physicians until late in their careers.

The next iteration of Medicare's Quality Payment Program will become harder for anesthesiologists to comply with, according to a blog post by Tony Mira, founder of Anesthesia Business Consultants, a MiraMed company.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners reached a three-year deal with Cigna HealthCare of Florida to keep its nearly 600 physicians in network with Cigna's Florida members, the practice announced Feb. 10.

A federal judge said Feb. 9 she would not dismiss sexual harassment charges against New Haven, Conn.-based institutions Yale University, Yale New Haven Hospital and cardiac anesthesiologist Manuel Lopes Fontes, MD. 

The Georgia Senate debated a bill that will direct the Georgia Composite Medical Board to establish rules around sedation use in office-based surgeries, JD Supra reported Feb. 9.

CRH Medical acquired Edison, N.J.-based gastroenterology anesthesia practice Oak Tree Anesthesia Associates.

Havre de Grace, Md., is taking a six-month break from issuing permits for new pain management clinics in the community, the Baltimore Sun reported Feb. 4.

Georgetown, Del.-based Sussex Pain Relief Center moved to a location in Rehoboth Beach, Del., opening Jan. 18, the Cape Gazette reported Feb. 2.

Anesthesia Business Consultants is recognizing anesthesia professionals during Physician Anesthesiologists Week, according to a Feb. 2 news release.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Collier Anesthesia Pain and Tampa (Fla.) Pain Relief Clinic will pay more than $1.6 million to settle Anti-Kickback law violations, NBC-2 reported Feb. 1.

President Joe Biden's administration rolled back a plan by former President Donald Trump's administration to allow physicians to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid-use disorder, the Washington Post reported Jan. 27.

Anesthesia Associates of Lancaster (Pa.) joined Lancaster General Health Physicians, pennlive.com reported Jan. 29.

Former President Donald Trump pardoned several healthcare executives and physicians Jan. 20, his last day in office.

North American Partners in Anesthesia entered into a clinical partnership with Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital, the company announced Jan. 19.

A CMS report indicated that certified registered nurse anesthetists are among the most utilized healthcare providers in the nation, according to a Jan. 18 news release from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.