Here are 10 trends and statistics showcasing how the anesthesia field is evolving: 1. Only 9% of ASC leaders said they plan to staff anesthesia through a traditional employment agreement in 2026.

The daily tasks and routines of running an anesthesia practice are now becoming a full-time job on its own outside of the operating room, according to physicians. From shifting cases between different ...

Emeryville, Calif.-based Vituity, a physician-owned multispecialty partnership, has expanded into radiology with the addition of Focus Medical Imaging.  With the addition, Vituity will provide both ...

Reimbursement policy changes have the potential to shift more procedures to ASCs, and with that comes a need for new approaches in ASC quality measurements, Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, said. Dr. Nathan, an ...

The word “alignment” was used frequently among leaders at Becker’s 31st Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, which took place Oct. 16-18 in Chicago. Alignment among anesthesia groups, ...

Certificate-of-need laws were designed to regulate the development of new healthcare facilities, equipment purchase, and to avoid repeated or unnecessary services from saturating markets. However, ...

ASC administrators and leaders continue to face a dire situation when it comes to anesthesia staffing. Recent projections indicate that by 2036, the country will be short 6,300 anesthesiologists, and ...

On Nov. 4, the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission in response to the agency’s request for information on how noncompete clauses ...

Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health has opened the Lake Regional Surgery Center in Lebanon, Mo. According to a Nov. 18 news release, the new ASC will span 21,000-square-feet. The $18 million ...

Less than one-fifth of physicians are highly engaged in their workplace, according to data from CHG Healthcare’s Physician Sentiment Survey. Here are 10 things to know about the survey: Read the full ...

As screening guidelines evolve and GI care increasingly shifts to outpatient settings, ASCs are seeing significant growth in colonoscopy volume. Here are ten developments shaping that trend: ...

As staffing pressures, reimbursement shifts and rising case complexity reshape anesthesia nationwide, ASCs are rethinking how to structure their anesthesia coverage heading into 2026. In its “ASC ...