If you are having problems staffing or managing your anesthesia department, you are not alone. Hospitals and surgery centers across the country are facing the same challenges—and they are getting worse, not better.
The reality is simple: anesthesia coverage has become a make-or-break issue for operating room efficiency, surgeon satisfaction, and ultimately hospital revenue.
When staffing is unstable, cases get delayed. When management is weak, costs rise and collections fall. And when both are present, the entire surgical program begins to suffer.
Most administrators try to solve these problems by patching holes—bringing in locums, increasing stipends, or asking existing providers to do more. These are temporary fixes. They do not address the root problem.
The root problem is that anesthesia is both a clinical service and a business, and it requires expertise in both to run effectively.
At Anesthesia Experts, we do things differently.
We are not just a staffing company, and we are not just a management company—we do both. That means we can recruit, employ, and manage your anesthesia providers under one structure, eliminating the disconnect that often exists between administration and the anesthesia team.
More importantly, we stay involved.
Our CEO personally visits each site every month to make sure there are no problems. If an issue comes up, there is one number to call—and it is mine.
We also understand the financial side of anesthesia better than anyone. Reimbursement continues to decline, denial rates remain high, and margins are getting tighter every year. One missed modifier, one inaccurate minute, or one poorly managed contract can cost real money.
That is why we focus not only on coverage, but on optimizing collections and efficiency. Every dollar matters.
We also know how important it is that anesthesia providers deliver state-of-the-art care to minimize complications. That is why we are the only company—not just in healthcare—where the CEO publishes five anesthesia-focused blogs every working day based on more than 30 medical journals reviewed each month. These can be seen at anesthesiaexperts.com by clicking on the blog.
If you are experiencing:
- Difficulty recruiting or retaining anesthesia providers
- Increasing reliance on expensive locums
- OR delays due to anesthesia coverage issues
- Rising stipends with no improvement in performance
- Poor communication between administration and anesthesia
- Declining collections or increasing denials
Then it is time to take a different approach.
We would welcome the opportunity to show you how we can stabilize your anesthesia department, improve efficiency, and maximize your collections.
I look forward to talking with you.
Rob Clemens, MD, MBA, PhD