Page 2 - USAP Connected_WINTER 2017

PUBLISHED BY
US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Kris Bratberg, USAP CEO
Paul Dumas, USAP Chief HR O cer
Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA, USAP Chief Quality O cer Brian Felix, MD
Gary Flores, MD
Michael Friguletto, USAP President
J. Scott Holliday, DO, MBA
D. Kurt Jones, MD, MBA
Elizabeth O’Neill, CRNA
Ronald Osborn, MD
Amy Sanford, USAP General Counsel, Corp. Secretary Christopher Strouse, MD
Thomas Swygert, MD
Lori Webb, CRNA, DNP
Rep. John Zerwas, MD
EDITORIAL STAFF
Tony Good, Jennifer Horspool, Melissa Huntermark-Smith
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
James P. Bagian, MD; Maureen Baker, RN, CCS, CPC, CPANC; Ravi Bissessar, MD; Frank Burns; Christopher Dobson, MD; Rick Dutton, MD, MBA; R. Heath Gulden, MD; MauricioMejia,MD; BarbaraWhite
Contact us with your feedback, response and ideas: USAPNews@usap.com
ABOUT US ANESTHESIA PARTNERS
USAP is a majority physician-owned, physician-services organization dedicated to providing high-quality anesthesia
and pain management services. USAP partners with high-quality groups of anesthesiologists, providing the capital resources, infrastructure and business expertise needed to position them for continued success. USAP’s physician partners maintain clinical governance of their practices and collectively own over fty percent of USAP.
USAP’s a liated physician groups share operational and
clinical best practices, helping to facilitate the delivery of consistent, high quality services for patients, surgeons, facilities and payers. The company’s 3,000 plus team members serve healthcare communities in Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas. USAP’s capital partner is Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe,
an investment rm with signi cant experience investing in and building leading healthcare companies.
2 WINTER 2017 | CONNECTED
VOL. 1, ISSUE 1 | WINTER 2017 | CONNECTED
7 Ways to Build Strong Patient Relationships 4
Why Two Leading Colorado Practices 6 Joined Forces
What Hospital Administrators Look 8 For in an Anesthesia Provider
The Perioperative Surgical Home 11
Trends in Coding 13
Operational Improvements in RCM 16 and the Technology That’s Getting Us There
The E cient Operating Room 18 Patient Blood Management 20 USAP Providers Sharing Smiles 24 Seeking Excellence in Patient Care... and in Life 26 OR Safety: Timeouts and Safety Checklists 32 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery 34