Anesthesia

ASCs continue to face significant challenges securing anesthesia providers due to declining reimbursements and growing shortages. Many centers are being forced to rethink their anesthesia models as competition increases, making it harder to retain anesthesiologists.

Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare and Wilmington University have partnered to launch Delaware's first certified registered nurse anesthetist program. 

Anesthesiologist compensation has continued to rise over the last several years, while burnout has declined. Here are 13 notes on the anesthesia workforce in 2024:

Black patients are 22% more likely to die in the hospital after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. According to a study of over 1 million patients presented at the annual 2024 meeting of the  American Society of Anesthesiologists. 

Discussions surrounding the nation's ongoing anesthesia provider shortage have centered on California in recent months, particularly after the state's Department of Health sent a letter in September to state hospitals clarifying guidance surrounding the use of certified registered nurse anesthetists…

Chicago-based Rosalind Franklin University's nurse anesthesia program has earned full accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

An anesthesiologist has sued Boynton Beach, Fla.-based Bethesda Hospital after he allegedly slipped and fell in an ASC, Boca News Now reported Oct. 14. 

Data that revenue cycle management partners can provide to hospitals is a key piece of the puzzle in reducing payment delays and denials, according to an Oct. 9 blog post by Coronis Health.

By 2033, the healthcare industry may face a shortage of approximately 12,500 anesthesiologists, representing nearly 30% of the anesthesia workforce.

Black patients may be more likely to be given oral opioids and less likely to be given certain multimodal analgesia options than white patients, according to research published by the American Society of Anesthesiologists on Oct. 20.