Here are six anesthesiologists Becker’s has reported on in the last month: 1. Gabor Racz, MD, a Hungarian-born anesthesiologist, died at 88 in Dallas on June 23. Dr. Racz fled his home country as a young medical student during the…
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Anesthesia providers are grappling with a variety of legislative and policy-related issues that hold implications for patient access, provider compensation and practice staffing. Here are four recent policy concerns at the center of conversations within the industry: UnitedHealthcare’s recent policy…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has forged a new partnership with Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center. According to a July 21 news release, the new partnership will support SRHC’s transition to a hospital-employed anesthesia model. Premier Anesthesia will also provide strategic…
Microsoft recently unveiled a diagnostic AI system, tested on case studies from the New England Journal of Medicine and benchmarked against practicing physicians, that could significantly enhance diagnostic accuracy and cost-efficiency in care delivery. The company touts the system as…
In a recent roundtable, the Department of Health and Human Services and executives from top insurance providers pledged to address longstanding concerns around prior authorizations, aiming to reduce administrative burden and improve patient access to timely care. The commitments come…
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Niaz Ahmed, MD, an anesthesiologist at Warren (Pa.) General Hospital, is set to retire, according to a July 17 report from Times Observer. Dr. Ahmed has provided anesthesia care at Warren General Hospital for the past 45 years. After finishing…
The average total salary for anesthesiologists is $444,468, according to new data from Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers. Here are five more key statistics from Marit Health’s database as of July 17: 1.…
Those in anesthesia are well-versed in the issues currently facing the specialty, including staffing shortages and reimbursement challenges. Udaya Padakandla, MD, an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and immediate past president of the Texas Society of…
Mountain Home, Ark.-based Baxter Health has added William Murry, MD, to its medical staff. Dr. Murry is an anesthesiologist and most recently practiced at SurgCenter in Fayetteville, Ark., according to a July 14 news release from Baxter Health. Dr. Murry…
As procedures continue to shift to the outpatient setting, anesthesia providers are seeing an increase in demand for their services. At the same time, staffing shortages and reimbursement declines persist in the specialty, raising questions about how the industry will…