Demystifying the Anesthesia Stipend: Achieving More Coverage and Better Quality for Less Cost

On October 27, 2009 Somnia Anesthesia sponsored a free webinar on Demystifying the Anesthesia Stipend.

Somnia Founder & CEO, Dr. Marc E. Koch answered questions critical to preserving your facility’s competitive edge:

1. Does your anesthesia service drive Hospital revenues, or are you paying increasingly more to subsidize less coverage?

2. Do you have a plan to control the costs associated with the anesthesia provider shortage?

3. Does your facility have top-down consensus on the clinical and operational definition of “anesthesia quality?”

4. Do your competitors have the answers to the questions above?

Additionally, Dr. Larry Schecter, CMO of Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington shared his anesthesia provider experience which improved the hospital’s anesthesia coverage, quality and effectiveness – while reducing the anesthesia subsidy.

The webinar was hosted by television personality Tom Hudson, managing editor of the national morning business program First Business Morning News.