The key to successful anesthesia departments is in relationships with the facilities, physicians and patients.  Premier's processes and procedures prevent crises that jeopardize these relationships.  When Premier begins an engagement, patients and surgeons are assured continued access to quality care as strong anesthesia services is built.

Reason #1: Leadership Depth

Premier's administrative team includes experienced hospital executives who understand current anesthesia management challenges from facilities' perspectives. This management team connects anesthesia services to facilities' broader business operations. Premier's physician leaders are veteran anesthesiologists who understand the business implications of providing best patient care, and can translate emerging trends into evidence-based practice solutions.

Reason #2: Real-Time Customized Approach

Premier collaborates with client facilities and does not offer a one-size-fits-all solution. Each facility's environment, culture and challenges are unique - requiring unique solutions. To this end, Premier's due diligence or discovery process starts with two steps:

1) Premier seeks to understand each facility's specific challenges. An evidence- based approach is used to diagnose root inefficiencies in anesthesia staffing, coverage and OR utilization.

2) Premier's transition management team conducts extensive interviews with key stakeholders (surgeons, OR staff, facility management), identifying opportunities to improve operational performance.

A strategic business plan is then created and written for the anesthesia department, addressing any issues covered during due diligence. Premier aligns its strategic initiatives with those of your facility.

Reason #3: Evidence-Based Management© Tools

Premier's Evidence-Based Staffing Tool©, which differentiates us, allows the team to measure and track OR utilization, performance and clinical productivity. The intent is to optimize throughput, create efficiencies and customize 24/7 staffing footprints via the Process Improvement (PI) cycle:  measurement, analysis, act and re-measure. This ongoing process enhances profitability and productivity, as staffing is aligned with actual OR utilization and OR utilization trends. Likewise, Premier implements best practices utilizing evidence-based principles.

Reason #4: Medical Leadership

Premier's Medical Directors at each facility are responsible for oversight of the facility's anesthesia business plan. Day-to-day clinical demands often prevent these physician leaders from investing sufficient administrative time in tracking and implementing clinical best practices. To assist them, Premier's operations team provides business oversight, freeing on-site Medical Directors from non-clinical concerns.

Premier Anesthesia strengthens Medical Directors' management skill sets by requiring its Medical Directors to complete Premier's Leadership Management Education Program. This program enhances Medical Directors' knowledge of the rapidly changing healthcare field, finances, contracting, team building and development. The Program is a joint venture with the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Health Service Administration, a nationally ranked hospital and health administration program.

With strong leadership and operational support in place, directors are then free to focus on treatment of patients using real-time evidence-based best practices.

Reason #5: Resource Depth

Premier understands change is difficult. Facilities need assurances that their ORs will have continued anesthesia coverage and surgeon access will not be compromised. As a member of the Jackson Healthcare Family of Companies, which includes industry staffing leaders Jackson & Coker and LocumTenens.com, as well as industry-leading job board MDsearch.com, Premier has the strongest clinical recruitment program in the industry.