August Recess Resources

Please see below for a listing of materials that physician anesthesiologists will reference for August Recess.

Key Policy Documents

One Pager: Preserve Safe Care for Veterans 

One Pager: Medicare Payment Reform

One Pager: Support A Robust Anesthesiology Workforce

Key Issues Supporting Documents

Safe VA Care

VA Frequently Asked Questions 

Supplemental Material: VA Anesthesia National Standard of Practice

Letter from Vietnam Veterans of America to VA (August 2022)

American Legion Resolution on Physician-led Health Care Teams (October 2022)

VA Presentation on National Standards of Practice (December 2022)

Chronology of VA's Current Policy

Summary of Key Anesthesia Policy Research Studies

Study: QUERI (September 2014)

Study: Hattiesburg (January 2022)

Study: Evidence from the Emergency Room (JAMA 2022)

Study: Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio with Surgical Patient Morbidity & Mortality (JAMA 2022)

One Pager: Independent JAMA Study Raises Questions about Safety of CRNA-Only Model of Anesthesia

Medicare

Inflation Chart

Workforce

ASA Response to RFI to Address Workforce Shortage