Anesthesia

Four anesthesiologists recently made news, including a Tennessee physician who provided medical services to Ukrainian citizens and another physician who settled kickback allegations. 

Anesthesia groups are often called to provide services to an intensive care unit, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post. 

Anesthesia management services company Care Plus Management, its founders Paul Weir and John Morgan, MD, and 18 anesthesia entities that Care Plus owned and operated will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and false claims, the Justice Department…

NorthStar Anesthesia has added service to two Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare facilities.

As the migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs increases, anesthesia providers are left with questions about how they fit in, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post. 

Five anesthesia updates for ASC leaders to know:

Boston-based Harvard University is the No. 1 medical school for anesthesiologists, according to U.S. News and World Report's list of best medical schools for 2023. 

New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center is partnering with Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based CareMount Medical, part of Optum, for anesthesiology staffing.

Anesthesiologist Russ Frazier, MD, spent two weeks in Ukraine providing medical services and training to civilians, members of the military and other physicians through the nonprofit Global Surgical and Medical Support Group, ABC News reported April 1. 

Anesthesiologist was named the best-paying healthcare job by U.S. News & World Report with an average annual salary of $208,000.