
Anesthesia Operations
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Development of anesthesia coverage map(s).
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Staffing model development & recommendations.
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Chokepoint assessment (systems review to relax
throughput constraints).
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Optimization recommendations of existing anesthesia team.
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Proforma development to support subsidy negotiations.
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RFP development and outsourced vendor selection.
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Provider compensation model(s) development.
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Development of clinical & operational KPIs.
Transition Planning & Operations
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Service line coverage changes (e.g., adding CV, trauma, OB, transplant).
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Diligence on anesthesia employment models & insourcing proforma with outline of transitional risks.
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Interim leadership during transition to employed model.
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Post employment launch operations support.
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Selection of or reporting enhancements for an Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS).
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Guidance on RCM vendor selection and/or launch of in-house billing for employed anesthesia models.
Alignment of Initiatives
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Dashboard/KPI development for utilization and productivity.
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Monthly operations report ("MOR") for C-suite collaboration with onsite anesthesia leadership.
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Managed care rate/terms strategy and negotiation support.
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Development of anesthesia governance committee.
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Diligence/Strategy of affiliated ASC and HOPD launch.
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Alignment support for key service line departments (e.g., legal, HR, recruiting, and RCM).
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Market based anesthesia MD/APP compensation surveys.
How We Charge for Our Services
We tailor our professional fees based on the scope of the engagement. Typically these fall into one of these categories:
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Project Based Fee - an all-inclusive fee for predictable budgeting and client confidence that we work until the job is complete.
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Hourly Based Fee - based on a mutually-agreeable hourly rate, we would invoice once or twice a month depending on the engagement.
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Retainer Fee - a monthly retainer to ensure priority availability and ongoing education and support to help decrease controllable subsidy burden.