Anesthesia Administrator and Executives (AAEs)

Find career success through the partnership of medicine and business.

Access trusted information, top-tier education, and the new ASA Community.

The “jobs” within the AAE umbrella may take many forms and the background, experience, and educational preparation are varied. ASA welcomes non-clinical professionals who are employed or contracted by an anesthesia group, service, or department—including functional positions such as:

• Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
• Administrator/Manager/Operations
• Chief Financial Officer
• Accountant/Certified Public Accountant
• Anesthesia Billing/Coding Professional
• Attorney (an individual supporting an anesthesia group or professional association for contracting, employment law, insurance, and legislative matters)

Additional requirements for AAE membership:

• Inclusive of anyone who functionally leads and/or supports anesthesiologists, anesthesiology groups, or anesthesiology department as a W2, 1099, or contracted consultant for business matters.

Eligible AAEs on your team receive FREE ASA membership when 90% or more of your group’s physician anesthesiologists are Active members in good standing on a single centralized invoice. If less than 90% of group's anesthesiologists are ASA Active members in good standing or the group does not participate in centralized invoicing, membership is only $258.

Complete this application (pdf) and email it to [email protected] or fax it to: (847) 825-1692.

Advance your practice management skills and knowledge.

• Enjoy significant discounts on cutting-edge, top-tier education and best-selling products, including ASA’s CROSSWALK^® and Relative Value Guide ^®, which help you avoid coding errors and denied claims.
• Hear from leading experts and network with colleagues at ASA meetings such as ANESTHESIOLOGY^® annual meeting and ASA® ADVANCE: The Anesthesiology Business Event where members receive significant discounts on registration fees.
• Further your career and interact with a global network of anesthesia professionals.
• Strengthen your résumé, get involved and gain leadership experience through meetings, committees, and focus groups.
• Meet, network, and share insights with your colleagues and other practice management administrators and experts at meetings or though the ASA Community group for AAEs.

Stay informed about issues and trends impacting the specialty.

• Benefit from advocacy and practice support that ensures appropriate payments to anesthesiologists and promotes the economic sustainability of the practice of anesthesiology.
• Ensure your practice is prepared for quality reporting and can demonstrate the value of your anesthesiologists through reporting to the NACOR^® Quality Reporting data registry.
• Access evidence-based practice guidance resources, standards, statements and practice parameters to deliver the highest quality care.  

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Have questions?

The ASA Member Services Team is on hand to help; contact them at (630) 912-2552, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT, Monday – Friday or [email protected].