5 2 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • M a y 2 0 1 7
D
ue to fre-
netic con-
solidation
in the anes-
thesia mar-
ket, an anesthesia group
may now comprise more
than a thousand anesthesi-
ologists and CRNAs spread
over a dozen or so states.
That can feel daunting
when it comes to choosing
a group to partner with.
How can you tell whether
that group is going to be willing to own the process in terms of opti-
mizing pain management and patient outcomes?
You can learn a lot by looking at a group's patient satisfaction
scores, and by talking to administrators and surgeons who've worked
with that group at other sites. That may get you a thumbs-up or
thumbs-down, but you also want specifics and details before you
commit to such an important, potentially long-term, relationship. Here
are 10 questions to ask before you sign on the dotted line with an
anesthesia group.
10 Questions to Ask When
Choosing an Anesthesia Group
Make sure you get the
service you deserve and
demand from your providers.
Sonia Szlyk, MD
Fairfax, Va.
• STARTING BLOCKS Your prospective anesthesia group should have
ample experience with regional anesthesia and continuous nerve blocks,
says Dr. Szlyk, shown here administering an ultrasound-guided block.
Leslie
Brown,
RN,
BSN
