A San Diego jury has found the University of California San Diego Medical Center and former anesthesiologist Bradley Hay, MD, not guilty in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by patient Randy Dalo and his wife Karen Dalo alleging that Mr. Dalo awakened during surgery due to insufficient amounts of anesthesia, according to a Feb. 16 report from the San Diego Union-Tribune. 

Though automated anesthesia record systems increase the efficiency and accuracy of data collection, some aspects of the technology may make physicians "scratch their head in frustration," Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a Feb. 1 blog post.

It is no secret that almost every hospital in the United States pays an anesthesia subsidy and that these subsidies are now starting to show up in outpatient centers. This rapidly growing disruption in the anesthesia market encourages healthcare systems to explore more efficient and effective models to mitigate expenses. 

Ventra Health, a revenue cycle management company, has added Angie Knight as its president of anesthesia medicine, according to a Feb. 13 press release sent to Becker's. 

NorthStar Anesthesia will now provide anesthesia services for Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale and Wilmington, Del.-based Limestone Surgery Center. 

It's been over a year since the U.S. government's No Surprises Act, legislation seeking to prevent surprise medical bills, came into effect. 

Here are three anesthesiologist updates to know since Jan. 27:

Here are six anesthesia updates Becker's has reported on since May 8:

North American Partners in Anesthesia has appointed Rafael Cartagena, MD, as its new CEO effective Jan. 30. 

Anesthesia services company Surgical Directions has appointed Robert Johnson as its managing director of anesthesia and Mark Penkhus as its strategic executive adviser. 

Northern American Partners in Anesthesia has been named a 2022 Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award recipient on behalf of the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission. 

 Self-employed anesthesiologists regularly outearn their employed counterparts in three major U.S. cities, according to Medscape's physician salary explorer.

Here are four anesthesiologist updates to know since Jan. 9:

Ambulatory surgical centers have seen a steep rise in popularity since the pandemic — and with more places to have surgery  comes a large need for anesthesiologists at these facilities. 

From executive moves to staffing shortages, here are six anesthesia updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 9:

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has appointed Matthew Desciak, MD, as its chair of anesthesiology systemwide.

Anesthesiologist was named the highest paying job in the U.S. for 2023 according to a new report from U.S. News & World Report. It joins 14 other healthcare jobs in the top 25. 

There are three distinct categories that impact anesthesia provider revenue, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a Jan. 3 blog post — case volume, care acuity and net yield per billed unit. 

 The merit-based incentive payment systems program is now in its eighth year of operation, and Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, laid out what anesthesiologists need to know this year about the program in a December blog post. 

Sam Smith, MD, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, has switched the kind of anesthetic gas he uses at work every day to cut down on his environmental impact, according to a Jan. 10 report from WBUR.