Anesthesia groups are often called to provide services to an intensive care unit, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post. 

NorthStar Anesthesia has added service to two Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare facilities.

Anesthesia management services company Care Plus Management, its founders Paul Weir and John Morgan, MD, and 18 anesthesia entities that Care Plus owned and operated will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and false claims, the Justice Department said April 13.

As the migration of procedures from hospitals to ASCs increases, anesthesia providers are left with questions about how they fit in, Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO, wrote in a recent blog post. 

Five anesthesia updates for ASC leaders to know:

Boston-based Harvard University is the No. 1 medical school for anesthesiologists, according to U.S. News and World Report's list of best medical schools for 2023. 

New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center is partnering with Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based CareMount Medical, part of Optum, for anesthesiology staffing.

Anesthesiologist Russ Frazier, MD, spent two weeks in Ukraine providing medical services and training to civilians, members of the military and other physicians through the nonprofit Global Surgical and Medical Support Group, ABC News reported April 1. 

Anesthesiologist was named the best-paying healthcare job by U.S. News & World Report with an average annual salary of $208,000.

The national average pay for anesthesiologists is $159.22 per hour or $331,190 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has urged Congress to reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommendation of no annual payment update for physician payments in 2023.

The HHS Office of Inspector General released its work plan for the upcoming fiscal year, outlining what it will be monitoring more closely in the next year, according to a recent Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has acquired Cumberland Anesthesia Associates in Fayetteville, N.C.

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

A Texas federal judge overturned aspects of the No Surprises Act's arbitration process that determine payment for services by out-of-network providers — a move that will help anesthesia practices, according to a March 7 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants. 

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and 14 other medical organizations in February set seven principles for acute pain treatment in complex surgical patients, according to a March 8 news release shared with Becker's.

From a hip and knee replacement specialist performing his own adductor canal blocks to a $1 million settlement against General Anesthesia Specialists Partnership, here are five essential anesthesia updates for ASC leaders to know:

Traditionally, an anesthesiologist places an adductor canal block, if the patient needs one, following a knee replacement procedure. 

The traditional model of anesthetic care in an ASC is quickly giving way to a new way of doing it.

The cost of anesthesiology rises after ASCs contract with corporate physician management companies, especially those backed by private equity, according to a study published Feb. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.