Advocacy for Anesthesiologists

Richard P Dutton; Sherif Zaafran; Moeed Azam

doi:10.1016/j.aan.2022.07.006

Advocacy for Anesthesiologists

Adv Anesth. 2022 Dec;40(1):223-239. doi: 10.1016/j.aan.2022.07.006.

Authors

Richard P Dutton¹, Sherif Zaafran², Moeed Azam³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: richard.dutton@usap.com.
² Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, Texas Medical Board, Houston, TX, USA.
³ Legislative Committee, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando, FL, USA.

PMID: 36333049
DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2022.07.006

Abstract

Advocating for anesthesiology is a professional responsibility. We need to make the public aware of the role we play in assuring their safety and comfort; and we must also ensure that payment models are fair and commensurate with the quality of our work.

Keywords: Advocacy; Practice management; Professionalism; Reimbursement; Surprise medical billing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthesiologists*
Anesthesiology*
Humans