Bending the Healthcare Cost Curve Toward Improved Anesthesia Value

NEW ROCHELLE, NY--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2014) - Somnia Anesthesia, a national anesthesia practice management company, has collaborated on a recent peer-reviewed article in the November issue of HFM Magazine.

The article discusses the broad impact of anesthesia on cost and quality of care and gives hospital leaders insight into the primary factors they should consider when analyzing the ROI of their anesthesia spend.

In the article, Hugh Morgan, Somnia Anesthesia's Vice President of Quality Assurance, states that, "Because anesthesia influences so many care areas throughout a hospital, hospital leaders should look to anesthesia to provide cost-effective, patient-centric, and quality-driven services in these areas."

"For hospitals, bending the anesthesia cost curve requires a transparent, accountable anesthesia partner. Because perioperative services and the OR continue to be primary treatment and financial hubs in most hospitals, the anesthesia group should be accountable for leading efficiency and productivity efforts in these areas. A high-performing anesthesia practice will use data to validate and quantify its financial, operational, and clinical quality service delivery."

You can read the entire article, "How Hospital Leaders Can Bend the Anesthesia Cost Curve," on the HFMA website, or read Somnia's white paper, "Bending the Healthcare Cost Curve Toward Improved Anesthesia Value," on the Somnia website.

Articles in HFM are reviewed by an author's peers with expertise in the article's subject, and the publication determines if the article is acceptable to its audience.

About Somnia Anesthesia
Somnia Anesthesia optimizes anesthesia services for healthcare facilities throughout the country by combining clinical excellence with unparalleled management acumen. Owned and operated by anesthesiologists since 1996, Somnia provides a turnkey, solutions-based approach to anesthesia management. With an extensive in-house infrastructure and a single-minded focus on anesthesiology, Somnia builds and manages local anesthesia teams that consistently deliver the highest quality patient care, enhance operating room performance, increase revenues, and achieve full surgeon and patient satisfaction. For more information, visit www.somniainc.com.