What your anesthesia group already knows about the numbers.
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- September 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia subsidy increase request? Review it before you say yes
Your anesthesia group wants a bigger subsidy, maybe with a threat attached. How to review the request line by line before your board approves it.
- September 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Anesthesia quality metrics hospital leaders should track
A practical anesthesia scorecard for hospital leaders: safety, patient experience, operations and staffing measures, plus guardrails when cost terms change.
- September 15, 2026 · 10 min read
Should your hospital employ its own anesthesia team?
When hospital-employed anesthesia makes sense, what the hospital takes on, hybrid options and a phased plan for taking over anesthesia staffing.
Subsidies and negotiation
- September 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia subsidy increase request? Review it before you say yes
Your anesthesia group wants a bigger subsidy, maybe with a threat attached. How to review the request line by line before your board approves it.
- September 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Why your anesthesia subsidy keeps rising, and what to do about it
Medicare pays less per unit, clinician pay keeps rising and anesthesia has spread past the OR. What drives your anesthesia subsidy, and how to manage it.
- August 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Before you renew: 10 questions for your anesthesia contract
A subsidy request or renewal notice on your desk? Ten questions on data, metrics and terms to ask before you sign your next anesthesia contract.
- July 28, 2026 · 7 min read
Anesthesia group threatening to leave? Your first 30 days
Anesthesia group threatening to leave or demanding a bigger subsidy? A calm, hospital-side plan for the contract, the data, a backup plan and the talks.
- July 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia subsidy benchmarks: what’s normal per location
Published anesthesia subsidy benchmarks per location, per bed and per contract, why a single average misleads, and how to build your own defensible number.
- July 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Fair market value for anesthesia subsidies: when you need an opinion
Why an anesthesia subsidy raises Stark and Anti-Kickback questions, what a fair market value opinion examines, and when your hospital may need one.
- June 30, 2026 · 9 min read
The open-book anesthesia subsidy: the structure we recommend
The rolling, open-book anesthesia subsidy we recommend to hospitals: shared data, an agreed budget and periodic reconciliation against actual results.
Choosing, changing and managing groups
- September 17, 2026 · 7 min read
Anesthesia quality metrics hospital leaders should track
A practical anesthesia scorecard for hospital leaders: safety, patient experience, operations and staffing measures, plus guardrails when cost terms change.
- August 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Changing anesthesia groups: a transition plan for hospitals
Thinking about changing anesthesia groups? A hospital-side plan: when to change, what to check with counsel, how to phase the transition and what to measure.
- August 4, 2026 · 8 min read
New anesthesia group asking you to pay for locums? Read this first
A new anesthesia group wants you to fund locum coverage while it recruits. What to look for, what to require and what an open-ended ramp can cost.
- July 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Private equity anesthesia groups: what hospitals should know
Your anesthesia group was bought by private equity, or one group is now your only RFP bidder. What the FTC case and the price research mean for your contract.
- June 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia proposals that look too good to be true
An anesthesia group proposal promising deep savings? How to rebuild the math, test staffing assumptions and read the contract before you sign.
- June 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Working with a difficult anesthesia group: a hospital guide
Complaints, pushback on add-ons, slow answers? How hospital leaders can tell real concerns from conduct problems and fix a difficult anesthesia group.
- June 2, 2026 · 7 min read
How to run an anesthesia RFP: a hospital’s guide
A step-by-step anesthesia RFP guide for hospital leaders: when to run one, what data to gather, how to write requirements, score bids and plan the transition.
Care teams and staffing
- September 15, 2026 · 10 min read
Should your hospital employ its own anesthesia team?
When hospital-employed anesthesia makes sense, what the hospital takes on, hybrid options and a phased plan for taking over anesthesia staffing.
- September 10, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia coverage for rural and critical access hospitals
A decision guide for rural and critical access hospital leaders: who may give anesthesia, how Medicare pays for it, staffing models and protecting obstetrics.
- September 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Anesthesia staffing shortage: what hospital leaders need to know
Anesthesiologist supply is projected to fall as demand rises. What the anesthesia staffing shortage means for hospital costs, contracts and care-team design.
- August 20, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia outside the OR: endoscopy, cath lab and sedation policy
Why anesthesia coverage outside the operating room costs more per billable hour, who may provide which sedation, and how hospitals match coverage to the case.
- August 11, 2026 · 7 min read
Anesthesia care team models: ratios, rules and what each costs
Physician-only, medical direction, supervision, CRNA-only or CAA: how Medicare pays each anesthesia care team model and what drives the hospital’s cost.
- June 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Obstetric anesthesia coverage: what it costs and how to structure it
Why obstetric anesthesia coverage costs more per hour than the OR, what ACOG and ASA guidance expects, and how to price and structure 24/7 OB coverage.
Billing and collections
- July 14, 2026 · 8 min read
Why anesthesia needs anesthesia-specific billing
Base units, time units and medical direction modifiers: why anesthesia billing differs from other specialties, what goes wrong and what hospitals should check.
- July 7, 2026 · 8 min read
Anesthesia billing: what hospital leaders should ask to see
Subsidizing an anesthesia group? The collections, payer-mix, denial and dispute-resolution data to request before you approve a bigger anesthesia subsidy.
Working with advisors
- June 9, 2026 · 8 min read
How to choose an anesthesia consultant for your hospital
How to vet an anesthesia consultant: the conflicts of interest to ask about, what to expect on scope and fees, and the red flags to catch before you sign.