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NorthStar delivers consistently high-quality services both during and beyond the transition.
For medical system leaders, the decision to switch anesthesia services management partners is significant. Anesthesia is a complex, yet critical, component of delivering holistic healthcare services and, if not handled correctly, transitioning between management partners has the potential to interrupt staffing and ultimately impact patient care.
Since anesthesiology is integral to the surgical and perioperative care process, successfully managing the transition between management providers is particularly critical, especially in an environment where demand for anesthesia services is on the rise, yet there is a shortage of qualified providers.
As such, when surveying the landscape of anesthesiology services management providers, medical administrators are well-advised to place a premium on selecting a partner that has an established track record of overseeing practice transitions that do not disrupt day-to-day operations. A management provider that can quickly establish a strong working relationship across all stakeholder groups, while also raising the standard of patient care, will yield the greatest result. NorthStar Anesthesia brings this record of success. By providing high-quality, customized anesthesia services tailor-made for the specific needs of each of our partners, we are leading the industry in improving the delivery of innovative, patient-centered anesthesiology care.
NorthStar is a nation-wide leader in anesthesiology practice transitions.
NorthStar Anesthesia is a leading provider of healthcare services across the United States. With a provider roster of more than 4,000 anesthesiologists and CRNAs, NorthStar partners with more than 300 healthcare facilities across more than 20 states to provide anesthesiology services to patients, delivering exceptional quality of care . NorthStar has successfully facilitated over 170 complex anesthesia practice transitions, more than any anesthesia organization.
When undertaking an with anesthesia management transition, NorthStar places a premium on provider retention, understanding how important it is for community-based anesthesiologists and CRNAs to continue delivering superior patient care. Evidence of this focus includes:
• Designing compelling job offers, fostering a positive work environment, and providing opportunities for career growth help sustain an enterprise-wide retention rate across all our practice sites.
• Offering a “destination employer” experience, a cross-functional team of 35 participants ensure a smooth onboarding process and ongoing support.
NorthStar’s significant experience allows us to leverage best practices to ensure that transitions are smooth and successful.
NorthStar employs a robust, results-oriented strategy that spans the entire lifecycle of the transition process. Through our experience in successfully facilitating over 170 practice transitions, we are uniquely aware of how to adeptly navigate any issues that may arise. We begin the process by conducting a proprietary comprehensive risk assessment to help understand the nuances around transitioning anesthesia services at a local site, including existing employment arrangements, leadership structures, and recruitment needs. From the outset, we also begin planning how to effectively communicate the transition to relevant stakeholder groups.
Once this preliminary work is completed, NorthStar then works in lockstep with local facility leadership to ensure that the transition is completed with minimal impact to existing operations, including:
• Hosting weekly checkpoints with clinical and operational leaders to ensure alignment among all parties.
• Connecting with key surgeons and proceduralists to discuss priorities in the transition and provide transparency into the progress of the transition.
• Arranging meetings with HR, IT, Recruiting, and Credentialing specialists to ensure each patient care provider has the most seamless possible experience throughout the transition period.
• Supplementing existing supervisors with on-site NorthStar leaders until a permanent, post-transition management structure is established.
Key to NorthStar’s model is our dedicated Transition Team’s industry-leading project management expertise.
NorthStar’s Transition Team is the foundation for our success in anesthesia management transitions across the country. Led by our Senior Director of Integration, the team, which includes more than 35 cross-functional participants, facilitates every stage of a practice transition. We develop a tailor-made, comprehensive change management playbook to help prepare for NorthStar’s successful “Go Live” at a new partner site.
Our team is comprised of multidisciplinary, cross-functional experts, spanning clinical leadership, operations, billing, HR, IT, compliance, revenue cycle management, credentialing, and recruitment. The team shares the common goal of ensuring that each transitioned practice is fully staffed as quickly as possible. The NorthStar team helps to coordinate the Transition Announcement, which communicates NorthStar’s partnership throughout the organization. The announcement plan typically includes:
If you’re considering a transition and would like to speak to an expert, please reach out to Tristan Kanipe, VP of Business Development at [email protected] .
