The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal request of San Antonio anesthesiologist Jaydeep Shah, DO, Bloomberg Law reported Jan. 14.

Healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company Health Carousel acquired Vitruvian Medical, a surgery and anesthesia locum tenens staffing company, the firm announced Jan. 14.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia partnered with Atlanta-based Piedmont Orthopedics l OrthoAtlanta to deliver anesthesia services to an ASC in Fayetteville, Ga., the company announced Jan. 12.

Anesthesia Business Consultants outlined key takeaways from CMS' rule changes on telehealth in 2021 in a Dec. 30 blog post.

CPT coding changes for 2021 went into effect Jan. 1., according to a Jan. 4 blog post from Anesthesia Business Consultants.

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health will not renew North American Partners in Anesthesia's contract with the health system after working with the group for three years, SouthCoast Today reported Jan. 6.

NorthStar Anesthesia completed its transition to provide services to seven Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health facilities, according to a Jan. 6 news release.

Nineteen CRNAs with Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital requested their employer, Capital Anesthesia Solutions, recognize their union Dec. 30, The Citizens' Voice reports.

An Alabama physician, along with her husband and former practice manager, pleaded guilty Dec. 16 for conspiring to illegally distribute opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced.

The average certified registered nurse anesthetist in 2019 made $214,163, according to the "2020 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

The average anesthesiologist in 2019 made $412,193 according to the "2020 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

The anesthesiology stories that captivated Becker's ASC Review readers this year revolved around fraudulent billing allegations and the implications of COVID-19 for anesthesiologists.

After 31 years in practice, surgery center anesthesiologist Noel Beckford, MD, is retiring at the end of the year, according to Thurston Talk.

CRH Medical acquired a majority ownership stake in Sarasota, Fla.-based FDHS Anesthesia, a gastroenterology-focused anesthesia practice.

An anesthesiologist accused of routinely using the same syringe on multiple patients was cut loose from Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center at the end of September, a hospital spokesperson told the Silicon Valley Newsroom Dec. 10.

Ninety-five HCA Healthcare facilities across 18 states collected 13,523 pounds of unused and expired prescription medications on Oct. 24, as part of a company effort to combat the opioid crisis.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists published guidelines for scheduling emergency and non-emergency surgery on patients who have had and recovered from COVID-19.

As CMS considers allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists to continue practicing without physician supervision after the pandemic ends — an idea that CRNAs have long supported — anesthesiologists are voicing their opposition, Medscape reported Dec. 8.

Children's Mercy is ending its relationship with Anesthesia Associates of Kansas City (Mo.) and taking over services the contractor has provided, Kansas City Business Journal reported Dec. 7.

Anesthesia groups can increase the value of preoperative services provided at hospitals and ASCs by employing four key strategies, according to Yvette Stanley, senior perioperative consultant at Enhance Healthcare Consulting.