Anesthesia

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.

The national average pay for anesthesiologists is $159.22 per hour or $331,190 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has urged Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommendation of no annual payment update for physician payments in 2023.

The HHS Office of Inspector General released its work plan for the upcoming fiscal year, outlining what it will be monitoring more closely in the next year, according to a recent Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.