For every patient, surgical interaction is a highly personalized experience. Anesthesiology offers a vital juncture for patient experience. With multiple points of patient transition and communication, the perioperative space should be a key focus for teams seeking to strengthen their patient experience and satisfaction. As new technologies and innovations improve outcomes and drive better care…
The opioid crisis has become a severe public health emergency, claiming an increasing number of lives each year. Understanding the scope and impact of this epidemic is crucial for developing effective strategies to combat it. Recent statistics from various sources paint a grim picture and highlight efforts to address the crisis. Read more about what…
In June of 2024, TeamHealth and Los Robles Regional Medical Center embarked on a partnership to bring exceptional healthcare to the Thousand Oaks, California, community. The Los Robles emergency department was under construction, and the team only had 30 days to complete the transition, which normally is accomplished in 90 to 120 days. Previously, the…
January 3, 2025
The perioperative space can be confusing for patients. Surgical procedures tend to be stressful events for patients, so while an often-overlooked focus area for patient experience, the perioperative space provides many opportunities to enhance patient experience and outcomes. Fisher-Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, Ohio, partners with TeamHealth for anesthesiology services and has benefited from our…
December 5, 2024
For many years, anesthesiology remained an overlooked area for enhancing patient experience. The perioperative space is an area of patient transition with untapped potential for strengthening patient communication, education and experience. TeamHealth’s proprietary patient experience program, APEX, and Performance Improvement Consultants (PIC) team empower anesthesiology teams with education and resources to help improve surgical patients’…
September 4, 2024
Current transfusion practice has a significant impact on hospital resources, including operational budgets. Experience and data have demonstrated that bloodless patients, treated by protocol and without transfusions, have done as well or better than those who are routinely transfused. This care has evolved to include all patients under the PBM concept and provide a single…
August 13, 2024
Clinician satisfaction is key to healthcare delivery. However, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other stressors, can negatively affect job satisfaction. Scheduling plays an outsized role in clinician satisfaction, and when effective scheduling is jeopardized, it can have negative effects beyond job satisfaction, particularly in anesthesia. A recent poll saw that while anesthesia…