Anesthesia

Organizational issues such as missing equipment, heavy workloads and anesthesia-related delays were among factors surgeons said negatively affect relationships with anesthesiologists, according to a recent study published in Cureus. Differences between surgeons’ and anesthesiologists’ clinical priorities, organizational hurdles and hierarchical…

As ASCs face workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency from patients and regulators alike, maintaining stable anesthesia coverage is emerging as a major operational priority. ASC leaders across the U.S. cite reliable anesthesia staffing as…

Anesthesiology leaders across the country are drawing national attention for achievements, innovation and career moves shaping the specialty.  From a lifetime achievement honor for a pioneer in pediatric cardiac anesthesia to the launch of a telehealth ketamine therapy platform, these…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia anesthesiologist Susan Nicolson, MD, received the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society. Dr. Nicolson was honored March 12 at the CCAS annual meeting in Denver for her clinical, research and educational contributions…

Anesthesia professionals and their practices have faced a range of financial and operational challenges over the last several years as reimbursements continue to fall below the cost of supplies and labor and the demand for anesthesia continues to rise.  There…

The No Surprises Act, which went into effect in 2022, prohibits out-of-network healthcare providers from sending “surprise bills” to patients with private health insurance and creates an independent resolution dispute process for providers and payers.  According to a Feb. 19…

Anesthesia stipends — once rare in the ASC industry — have become a common practice for many ASCs as labor costs climb, federal reimbursement lags and the gap between what anesthesia services cost and what payers reimburse ever widens.  The…

Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital reduced waste anesthesia gas emissions by nearly 500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2025 through a multi-year effort to improve sustainability in its anesthesiology department. The initiative began by leveraging data from the hospital’s…

Anesthesia leaders told Becker’s the specialty is approaching a period of structural instability as financial pressure, workforce shortages and operational strain converge across hospitals and ASCs.  Declining reimbursement, aggressive payer tactics and rigid employment models are colliding with rising surgical…

As labor costs climb and federal reimbursement lags, anesthesia coverage has become one of the fastest-growing financial pressures on ASCs.  ASC leaders told Becker’s the gap between what anesthesia services cost and what payers reimburse has widened significantly. Many ASCs…