Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) is the fastest-growing hospital field in the US with millions of cases per year and increasing by 8% each year.
Over 50% of all anesthesia cases are expected to be done in the NORA suite in the near future.
Per the American Society of Anesthesiologists Closed Claims Database:
- A higher frequency of severe injury and death in NORA patients with a median settlement payment of $571, 109 per case.
- The average indemnity payment for NORA claims 44% higher than the OR claims (NORA cases are viewed as routine, outpatient procedures).
NORA complications have been deemed preventable with better monitoring.
