Academic medical centers' three-pronged mission — education, research and patient care — makes them uniquely vulnerable to financial pressures.
Academic medical centers face different challenges than their non-academic counterparts. They must be equipped to provide patients and the community with healthcare services for everyday needs as well as invest in scholarly research and provide student instruction.. As such, these institutions face some of the highest operational costs across all healthcare settings.
Maintaining optimal operational efficiency is crucial to managing variable costs. Phil Eichenholz, MD, founder and president of NorthStar Anesthesia, and Solomon Aronson, MD, executive vice chair of the department of anesthesiology at Duke University in Durham, N.C., will provide strategies to run a more efficient academic OR department during a webinar Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. CST.
Webinar registrants will learn:
- How to prioritize the academic mission while creating leading best practices.
- How to hold faculty accountable for a service-driven culture.
- How to leverage mid-level providers to optimize profitability.
- The significance of partnerships and affiliations.
To register for the webinar or to learn more, click here.