Anesthesia

Tariq Naseem, MD, an anesthesiologist and interventionist at Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute, joined Becker's to discuss how the anesthesia provider shortage is affecting care delivery. 

Wrangling payments for anesthesia services from commercial insurers can be difficult, but what about patients who self pay?

Four anesthesiologists joined Becker's to discuss why the anesthesia reimbursement model needs to be changed. 

Tariq Naseem, MD, anesthesiologist and interventionist at Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute, joined Becker's to discuss the changes needed to the anesthesia reimbursement model. 

The shortage of anesthesia providers is affecting healthcare organizations nationwide. Here's what's being done about it. 

Four anesthesiologists joined Becker's to discuss how they expect the anesthesia provider shortage will disrupt care in the next five years. 

William Joseph Martin, DO, who is employed by NorthStar Anesthesia as the medical director of anesthesiology at Elkin, N.C.-based Hugh Chatham Health, joined Becker's to discuss why the anesthesia reimbursement model is broken. 

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has published new considerations for treating patients using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda or Zepbound.

Over half (61%) of anesthesiologists would take a cut in their annual salaries to be able to maintain a better work-life balance, according to Medscape's 2024 "Anesthesiologist Lifestyle and Happiness Report," published March 8. 

The highest-paid anesthesiologist in New York City, the most-populated city in the U.S., earns $697,500, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool.