Anesthesiologist pay keeps climbing even as the reimbursement underneath it keeps shrinking, which is a gap ASCs are increasingly bridging themselves. Here’s what anesthesiologist compensation looks like right now in 10 numbers: $568,454. The average total compensation for anesthesiologists nationally,…
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The Morgantown-based West Virginia University School of Nursing is increasing its Doctor of Nursing Practice Nurse Anesthetist program from 15 to 20 students in each cohort. The full-time program, which requires 88 credits for completion, allows graduates to sit for…
Reimbursement changes and margin pressure are pushing more surgical volume out of the hospital operating room and into ASCs at rapid pace. For health systems chasing lower costs and new growth, the shift looks like an obvious win. But for…
As anesthesiology braces for a looming workforce shortage, employers are competing for talent in increasingly creative ways, from seven-figure compensation packages to no-call, no-weekend practice models, according to a new analysis from Marit Health. Marit analyzed more than 4,000 active…
Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare has named four new physician leaders in anesthesiology, gastroenterology, cardiothoracic surgery and women’s health. Here are the new appointments, according to a July 29 news release from AtlantiCare:
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When an ASC administrator looks at the average certified registered nurse anesthetist salary, it is often only part of the picture. The fully loaded cost of employing a CRNA in an ASC is often substantially higher, and the gap between…
Andrew Costandi , MD, has been named anesthesiologist-in-chief and department chair of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In the role, Dr. Costandi will oversee multiple clinical divisions at the organization, including the divisions of clinical anesthesiology,…
ASC leaders have had to adapt to a variety of shifts in the anesthesia labor market as traditional group coverage models become more difficult to sustain and declining reimbursement rates continue to eat away at ASC margins. Four ASC leaders…
Rising labor costs, persistent workforce shortages and growing pressure on ASC margins are forcing leaders to rethink how they procure and manage anesthesia services. While traditional group coverage models become increasingly difficult to sustain, many organizations are shifting toward contractor…
Nationally, pay for certified registered nurse anesthetists has climbed sharply over the last several years. CRNAs in Alaska earned the highest average annual salary in the country, as of the most recent data — $311,110 a year — while California…