Anesthesia

While anesthesia providers have only three modes to report to payers, one seems to cause a lot of confusion among professionals, according to a July 3 blog post from Rita Astani, president of anesthesia for Coronis Health. 

The average annual wage for an anesthesiologist is $302,970, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are two anesthesiologists making leadership moves that Becker's has reported on since June 14: 

Matthew Meyer, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, spoke with Becker's to discuss how ASCs can leverage their unique positions to recruit anesthesia staff. 

Mark Vadney, DO, has joined the surgery center at Oswego (N.Y.) Hospital and will serve as chief of anesthesia for the health system, according to a July 10 report from Oswego County Today. 

Matthew Meyer, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, spoke with Becker's to answer, "What do current anesthesia employment trends mean for independent ASCs?"

Hospital at home and remote monitoring might just be the future of anesthesia. 

Here are three lawsuits filed by or against anesthesiologists that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

U.S. Anesthesia Partners, created by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in 2012, became one of the most powerful anesthesia presences in Colorado, The Washington Post reported June 29.

Lowering the dose of saddle block anesthesia, a commonly preferred option in ambulatory anorectal surgery, may provide better recovery results and optimal surgical condition, according to a June 27 study published in Cureus.