Anesthesia

CMS is making it harder for anesthesiologists to get reimbursed for epidural steroid injections, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, said in a recent blog post. 

Shifts in patient demographics are impacting anesthesia practice's revenue, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, said in a recent blog post. 

Readers wanted to hear what anesthesia leaders had to say in 2021. Six of Becker's ASC Review's top 10 most-read anesthesia stories this year focused on the insights of anesthesia CEOs.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia and Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia formed the most health system and ASC partnerships in 2021, with eight apiece.

CRH Medical, a subsidiary of Well Health, was the most active anesthesia company in 2021 by number of acquisitions with seven.

Billings Clinic has contracted with Gallatin Valley Anesthesia Associates to provide services at its new ASC that will open in mid-2022, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported Dec. 9.

The average anesthesiologist makes $402,283 a year, according to the "2021 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia has acquired Epix Anesthesia, the company said Nov. 30. 

Here are four anesthesiology lawsuits Becker's has reported on this year:

Hospitals are facing a looming anesthesia provider shortage as a consequence of converging demographic, organizational, care delivery and compensation-related factors. How hospitals respond to this crisis is crucial to keeping operating rooms open and profitable.