Anesthesia

Anesthesia is an important component to supporting ASC care and migrating high acuity cases to an ASC environment. 

Nebraska offers anesthesiologists the highest hourly mean wage, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Anesthesiologist Anna Gabrielian, MD, a former employee of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins, and her husband, Jamie Lee Henry, have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to help Russia by violating patient privacy, CBS Baltimore reported May 5. 

Gary Haynes, MD, PhD, the Merryl and Sam Israel Chair in Anesthesiology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, joined Becker's to share his essentials for success for anesthesiologists in ASCs.  

The average annual salary for anesthesiologists is $302,970, according to April 25 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey. 

Here are six anesthesia updates to know:

St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., part of Tacoma-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, recently cut ties with its anesthesia group, which has been struggling with staffing and recruiting issues.

Cigna has lowered reimbursements for non-medically directed procedures performed by certified registered nurse anesthetists by 15 percent, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a March blog post. 

Performing a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis is important for all healthcare providers, including anesthesiologists, according to a March 13 blog post from Tony Mira, founder and CEO of MiraMed Global and president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants. 

Here are five numbers that provide insight into anesthesiologist compensation, burnout and more: