Anesthesia

North American Partners in Anesthesia has launched a patient advocate center of excellence to deliver customer service to patients navigating anesthesia billing. 

Anesthesiology faces numerous pressure points, including provider shortages and decreasing reimbursements. And, as private payers typically look to Medicare to determine their reimbursement rates, some look to CMS to change the course of consistent rate declines. 

According to Health Care Without Harm's 2019 Climate Footprint report, healthcare accounts for 8.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and 4.4% globally. 

Here are five numbers showing the state of compensation for anesthesiologists, as reported by Becker's: 

Here are the five leaders of five major anesthesia supergroups: 

Anesthesia challenges are piling up for ASC leaders as the provider shortage becomes more dire and reimbursements rise. 

Seattle anesthesiologist John Bramhall, MD, PhD, was inaugurated as the 2024 to 2025 president of the Washington State Medical Association at its annual House of Delegates meeting on Sept. 28.

Here are five updates and developments shaping the anesthesia industry right now: 

From new independent anesthesiology groups to states opting out of certified registered nurse anesthetists supervision requirements, here are 10 new developments in the anesthesia industry so far in 2024:

Anesthesia reimbursements are seeing a steep decline – CMS anesthesia reimbursements declined 8.2% from 2019 to 2024, according to VMG Health.