Lawmakers in Tennessee are once again pushing to expand the scope of responsibility for CRNAs in the state amid an anesthesia provider shortage, according to an Oct. 10 report from WKRN.com.

Here are 10 anesthesiologist suits Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:

North American Partners in Anesthesia has launched a patient advocate center of excellence to deliver customer service to patients navigating anesthesia billing. 

Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rate declines. 

According to Health Care Without Harm's 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally. 

Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker's: 

Here are the five leaders of five major anesthesia supergroups: 

Anesthesia challenges are piling up for ASC leaders as the provider shortage becomes more dire and reimbursements rise. 

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.

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

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.

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has filed a petition with a U.S. district court compelling Xavier Beccera, Secretary of Health and Human Services, to enforce the provider non-discrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act against insurance companies and health plans.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has filed a trademark complaint against the recently renamed American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, alleging that its use of the word "anesthesiology" is "deceptively misdescriptive," according to a Sept. 25 report from Medscape.

Tennessee lawmakers are reviving an effort to address the state's anesthesia provider shortage  after the previous effort died in committee earlier this year, the Public News Service reported Sept. 25. 

Northwell Health Physicians Partners is one the largest anesthesiology physician group practices by number of physicians in the country, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare.

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines in the last two weeks:

Getinge's anesthesia management solutions arm has struck a partnership with Meditech's Alliance program. 

Here are give studies and reports shaping the anesthesia market and workforce right now:

Project Spruce, a consortium of nine pediatric hospitals, has successfully cut greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthetics by over 50% across its nine partners.