Anesthesia Practice Management Blogs
A range of complicated factors dating back to the 1980s has led increasing numbers of hospitals and surgery centers to face higher anesthesia services costs than the fees they collect. This has precipitated a significant need for financial support through anesthesia subsidies. As anesthesia subsidies become more and more prevalent in healthcare finance, service providers,…
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Is your anesthesia subsidy being increased by your anesthesia management group annually? Have you learned that the subsidy you are paying is significantly higher than what other comparable facilities are paying? Do you simply need to reduce expenditures across the board to support your bottom line? There are countless reasons why hospital or facility administrators…
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A common misperception among hospital or surgery center administrators is that transitioning to a new anesthesia management company is a long, painful process. While some transitions are certainly more difficult than others, the vast majority of transitions to CCI Anesthesia have been extremely smooth. As a comprehensive provider of anesthesia practice management services since 2004,…
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For decades, standards of anesthesia care have advanced rapidly. Considering that it was only in the mid 1970s that the use of ether as an anesthetic ended, it is truly impressive to think about how far the delivery of anesthesia care has come in a short period of time. With this tremendous advancement comes significant…
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Anesthesia reimbursement is often mistakenly considered something that is static. We hear all too often from administrators who say, “it is what it is,” when referring to their lackluster anesthesia reimbursement rates. At CCI Anesthesia, we routinely roll up our sleeves to transform poorly performing anesthesia services and leave no stone unturned when it comes…
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To industry outsiders, it may seem like reducing anesthesia costs is simple. Experienced hospital administrators understand how quickly anesthesia costs can soar when not managed carefully and methodically. It takes a team of dedicated experts who are routinely assessing performance metrics, collections, staffing models, operating room utilization and a myriad of other factors to effectively…
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