As we begin to face new changes this year, anesthesia management should not be one of them. We’ve summarized 3 ways to simplify anesthesia management so you can get back to the business of handling cases. Operational Support: We have invested in subject matter experts across the spectrum of anesthesia’s clinical, financial, and operational…
Maintaining rigorous compliance standards in anesthesia is an important part of delivering high-quality patient care and maximizing billing efficiency in your ASC. Compliance helps to keep patients safe and helps the ASC stay competitive among other healthcare facilities—but it often becomes a headache for physicians and administrators. Anesthesia providers are required to stay knowledgeable…
When we ask ASC physicians and administrators around the country about their biggest anesthesia service pain points, the most frequent answer we hear is: scheduling. Sometimes physicians want to add another case to their schedule or move a procedure to a different time, and they can’t because the anesthesia provider can’t or won’t accommodate the…
Sometimes physicians request an early or late start time. Other times physicians want to add another case into their scheduling. Too often the answer is “no” because anesthesia cannot or will not accommodate. In nearly every case, this all-too-common frustration could be solved with a different approach to anesthesia. So why is scheduling flexibility held hostage…
Over the next decade, outpatient case volumes are expected to grow 15% across the U.S. This growth will come from an industry wide push to deliver healthcare at a lower cost which includes moving higher acuity cases such as TJR and spinal fusions to an outpatient setting. As ASC leaders strive to maximize the strengths…
When you’re managing an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) that thrives on efficiency to drive the bottom-line, emergent staffing situations can be a pain in your productivity. Nothing short-circuits your smooth operations and cost-effectiveness like day of service cancellations or staff outages. Working with a national anesthesia management partner like CarePlus can help ASCs on both…
One of the most common reasons surgery centers reach out to us is headaches with scheduling.We provide a straightforward scheduling solution. A lack of control over anesthesia scheduling is incredibly frustrating for an administrator who is doing everything they can to increase surgical volume by adding block time for new or existing surgeons or extending…