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Authors: Grace Lim, MD, MS et al ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 30–42. Quality has and continues to be a major focus of anesthesia care. Efforts to improve quality of care, optimize clinical outcomes, and transition goals of care to “value” based on quality and cost have received major emphasis over the past decade as […]
Read MoreAuthors: Eleanor M. Perfetto, PhD, MS; Paul Pomerantz, FACHE ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 27–29. In recent years, we have seen significant shifts in policy, payment, technology, and demographics that are transforming medicine and health care. In our view, none of these changes have been more profound than the increasing influence of the patient’s perspective […]
Read MoreAuthors: Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH et al ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 32–34. Anesthesiology as a specialty has been acknowledged for advancing quality of care, as documented by the 1999 Institute of Medicine publication To Err is Human. While the publication brought medical errors and preventable complications and deaths to the attention of providers […]
Read MoreAuthor: Tony Mira F1rstNews Summary: The anesthesia specialty is critical to America’s overall healthcare system. However, according to a newly released study, the nation is facing a growing dearth of anesthesia providers. The hot topic of the day is the shortage in anesthesia manpower. Not since the 1990s with the publication of the Abt Corporation […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael A. Gropper, MD, PhD ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 21–23 While it is impossible to predict the future of anesthesiology, we can learn much from current trends in perioperative care. Advances in technology are only part of the future. Perhaps more important than technology has been the recognition that all of our […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brian S. Rothman, MD; Warren S. Sandberg, MD, PhD ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 8–10. The pandemic we have experienced over the last 18 months will impact the future of anesthesia practice and our specialty’s place in health care for years to come. Anesthesia practice will change, as it is influenced by many factors […]
Read MoreAuthor: Lee A. Fleisher, MD ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 5–7. Since assuming my role at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), I have learned how important it is for every specialty to engage with the organization to advance the “value-based” approach to care, improve quality and safety, and ensure equitable access. Based […]
Read MoreAuthors: Neal H. Cohen, MD, MPH, MS; Daniel J. Cole, MD, FASA ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 4. With a health care environment defined by complexity, uncertainty, and volatility, one thing is certain – CHANGE is inevitable. Like it or not, the next decade promises change of unprecedented magnitude in health care. Sometimes it is best […]
Read MoreAuthors: Michael Schnetz, MD, PhD et al ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 18–20. Innovations in technology have been a cornerstone in the advancement of anesthesiology and its contributions toward improving patient safety and outcomes. Burgeoning consumer technologies have expectedly moved into the health care space as both technology industry and health care delivery systems […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jacqueline M. Leung, MD, PhD ASA Monitor October 2021, Vol. 85, 15–17. The number of individuals aged 65 years or older in the United States has grown rapidly since 2010. In particular, the 65-and-older population grew by over a third during the past decade. With the graying of the nation’s population, the number of […]
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