Partner Spotlight: About Vituity Sacramento Anesthesia Medical Group As a physician-led and -owned partnership, Vituity places clinical expertise and patient outcomes at the center of our practice. For over 40 years, we’ve been helping hospitals across the country Sacramento Anesthesia Medical Group (SAMG) has had a reach their goals and deliver exceptional value to patients. Our long history and a strong reputation for excellence in cardiac acute focus and compassion are the driving forces that have anesthesia. SAMG primarily serves Dignity Health’s Mercy positioned us at the heart of better care. General Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., which is nationally recognized for the quality of its heart and vascular services. mergency Medicine utpatient Medicine cute Psychiatry Anesthesiology “A driving factor in our decision to join Vituity was an immediate sense of cultural fit. As Postcute are cute eurology Partners in a national organization, we have a Group Solution fantastic opportunity to tap into Vituity’s huge Our knowledge base to better meet the needs of our Practices patients. When we need a solution to improve Strength through partnership quality or efficiency, we now have a family of elehealth ospital Medicine Partners on our side. and premier support In addition, Vituity’s robust practice management Acute Surgery ritical are infrastructure frees us up to spend less time on nesthesiology administrative minutiae and more time on what we do best: caring for patients.” — Brian Wagner, MD Contact Our Team Medical Director of Anesthesiology Vituity helps your independent practice thrive. We’ll take care of Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, Calif. the details. You take care of the patients. Contact us to explore the potential: [email protected]. Vituity enables anesthesiology groups to keep patients front and center while sustaining a thriving practice. By joining Vituity, you’ll have the management support to succeed in a rapidly 2100 Powell St., Suite 920 changing environment, add value to your hospital, Emeryville, CA 94608 and deliver the best care to your patients. vituity.com © 2018 CEP America, LLC. Vituity® is a registered trademark of CEP America, LLC Partner Spotlight: About Vituity Sacramento Anesthesia Medical Group As a physician-led and -owned partnership, Vituity places clinical expertise and patient outcomes at the center of our practice. For over 40 years, we’ve been helping hospitals across the country Sacramento Anesthesia Medical Group (SAMG) has had a reach their goals and deliver exceptional value to patients. Our long history and a strong reputation for excellence in cardiac acute focus and compassion are the driving forces that have anesthesia. SAMG primarily serves Dignity Health’s Mercy positioned us at the heart of better care. General Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., which is nationally recognized for the quality of its heart and vascular services. mergency Medicine utpatient Medicine cute Psychiatry Anesthesiology “A driving factor in our decision to join Vituity was an immediate sense of cultural fit. As Postcute are cute eurology Partners in a national organization, we have a Group Solution fantastic opportunity to tap into Vituity’s huge Our knowledge base to better meet the needs of our Practices patients. When we need a solution to improve Strength through partnership quality or efficiency, we now have a family of elehealth ospital Medicine Partners on our side. and premier support In addition, Vituity’s robust practice management Acute Surgery ritical are infrastructure frees us up to spend less time on nesthesiology administrative minutiae and more time on what we do best: caring for patients.” — Brian Wagner, MD Contact Our Team Medical Director of Anesthesiology Vituity helps your independent practice thrive. We’ll take care of Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, Calif. the details. You take care of the patients. Contact us to explore the potential: [email protected]. Vituity enables anesthesiology groups to keep patients front and center while sustaining a thriving practice. By joining Vituity, you’ll have the management support to succeed in a rapidly 2100 Powell St., Suite 920 changing environment, add value to your hospital, Emeryville, CA 94608 and deliver the best care to your patients. vituity.com © 2018 CEP America, LLC. Vituity® is a registered trademark of CEP America, LLC Healthcare is changing, requiring anesthesia groups to spend time The Perfect Fit Stay Competitive. Show Your Value and energy on legal, accounting, and technological complexities. Vituity provides a unique model to manage these dynamics while Choosing an affiliation partner is an important business decision. Because Vituity supports every area of your anesthesiology practice to ensure maintaining the group’s autonomy, ownership, and quality. of Vituity’s unique model, anesthesiologists join as Partners, not as strong leadership, integration of care, and program development. employees, so you can continue your career in an organization that is owned We create the right practice mix and coverage model to ensure optimal and run by physicians. As part of the multispecialty Vituity family, you will: care. Our extensive management resources give you the opportunity to A Challenging Environment focus on your patients and find joy in the practice of medicine. The complexities of owning and operating an independent Our dedicated team of experts provides a variety of management anesthesiology group have grown considerably in the last decade services, including but not limited to: for many reasons, such as: Preserve local Maintain practice Access robust Declining reimbursements Rise of corporate autonomy and ownership as quality programs and changing compensation anesthesia groups models independence a Vituity Partner and consultants Mounting government Stringent quality initiatives regulations and documentation Recruiting Legal and Compliance requirements Increasingly complex Our dedicated recruiters Comprehensive malpractice contract negotiations funnel the best and coverage is provided at group brightest your way. Our rates. We also offer proactive Given these challenges, it’s no surprise that many anesthesiology extensive outreach and risk management education groups seek affiliations with larger practices. That’s where resident programs attract to top candidates from keep your practice and Vituity can help. Gain comprehensive Improve your Leverage strong, practice management ability to effectively established payer across the country. patients safer. support negotiate contracts relationships “Vituity’s anesthesiologists play an integral role in creating a seamless spectrum of care that places your patients on“ the Data Analytics trajectory to a rapid recovery. Billing Demonstrate your Robust data systems — Michael Paige, MD Optimize your reimbursements value with our robust while minimizing administrative and analytical programs Anesthesiologist & Vituity Associate VP, data analysis and burden. Vituity’s business measure and report on Business Development management system professionals handle every step patient outcomes to prove of the billing process so you can value, not just volume. focus on patient care. Healthcare is changing, requiring anesthesia groups to spend time The Perfect Fit Stay Competitive. Show Your Value and energy on legal, accounting, and technological complexities. Vituity provides a unique model to manage these dynamics while Choosing an affiliation partner is an important business decision. Vituity supports every area of your anesthesiology practice to ensure maintaining the group’s autonomy, ownership, and quality. Because of Vituity’s unique model, anesthesiologists join as Partners, strong leadership, integration of care, and program development. not as employees, so you can continue your career in an organization We create the right practice mix and coverage model to ensure optimal that is owned and run by physicians. As part of the multispecialty Vituity care. Our extensive management resources give you the opportunity to family, you will: A Challenging Environment focus on your patients and find joy in the practice of medicine. The complexities of owning and operating an independent Our dedicated team of experts provides a variety of management anesthesiology group have grown considerably in the last decade services, including but not limited to: for many reasons, such as: Declining reimbursements Rise of corporate and changing compensation anesthesia groups Preserve local Maintain practice Access robust models autonomy and ownership as quality programs Mounting government independence a Vituity Partner and consultants Stringent quality initiatives regulations and documentation Recruiting Legal and Compliance requirements Increasingly complex Our dedicated recruiters Comprehensive malpractice contract negotiations funnel the best and coverage is provided at group brightest your way. Our rates. We also offer proactive Given these challenges, it’s no surprise that many anesthesiology extensive outreach and risk management education groups seek affiliations with larger practices. That’s where resident programs attract to keep your practice and top candidates from patients safer. Vituity can help. Gain comprehensive Improve your Leverage strong, across the country. practice management ability to effectively established payer support negotiate contracts relationships “Vituity’s anesthesiologists play an integral role in creating a seamless spectrum of care that places