Amerinet. Established in June 1986, Amerinet is a group purchasing organization that promotes quality healthcare delivery and helps all types of providers more effectively manage expenses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Amerinet is 100 percent privately owned by two investor-owner organizations: Administrative Resources, based in Warrendale, Pa., and Intermountain Healthcare of Salt Lake City.
Amerinet not only offers a proven strategy for reducing high-dollar implant costs while positively impacting clinical outcomes and physician support, but has a new data management ad anaylysis division and benchmarking solutions. www.amerinet-gpo.com
Meridian Surgical Partners. Meridian Surgical Partners aligns with physicians in the acquisition, development and management of multi-specialty ambulatory surgery centers and surgical facilities. Meridian acquires interests in established physician-owned surgical facilities, as well as, partners with physicians seeking to grow their businesses locally through the development of new surgical facilities. Meridian empowers physicians to reach the highest level — the meridian — of a partnership opportunity. The company accomplishes this through taking the time and working with its partners to define what success means for every unique partnership, and then tailoring each partnership to meet these defined parameters of success.
Driven by the unique and proven PEAK management approach, Meridian concentrates on the four cornerstones of Performance, Efficiency, Achievement and Knowledge to take facility operations to an optimal level and attain superior results. Meridian was founded by veterans of the healthcare industry with the vision of creating a superior model for outpatient surgery. www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
Implantable Provider Group. Implantable Provider Group (IPG) works with providers, facilities, manufacturers and commercial payors to fully manage all aspects of high-cost implantable medical devices. The company’s Implantable Device Management solution simplifies the complex procurement, contracting and billing associated with these devices, thereby streamlining the process and normalizing costs for all parties, while also delivering many valuable ancillary capabilities.
IPG promises no disruption, cost savings, and ease of administration, as they try not to impact physician choice, delivery methods or nationwide coverage while recovering lost savings, reducing cost of care and coming up with solutions that are specifically tailored to a facilities needs. IPG focuses on large, fast-growth medical implant markets, such as cardiology, neurology and orthopedic implants. www.ipgsurgical.com
Foundation Surgery Affiliates. Foundation Surgery Affiliates is a healthcare management organization specializing in project development, innovative facility design, partner recruitment and facility operations for ASCs, medical office buildings, surgical hospitals and bariatric hospitals and healthplexes.
Established in 1996, foundation is founded on the values of excellence, leadership, integrity and compassion. Foundation is committed to continually delivering the highest quality of services for our physician partners and patient care in the industry. www.foundationsurgery.com
Spine Surgical Innovation. Headquartered in Massachusetts, Spine Surgical Innovation (SSI) designs and markets the Holmed Swivel Port System, which is designed for ease of use and intended for posterior or lateral lumbar surgery. SSI describes the Swivel Port System as “offering the minimum incision, maximum site (sight) approach, with maximum ‘sight’ and visualization, the Swivel Port fends off disruptive and time consuming ‘muscle creep’ so common with tubular retractor systems.”
The SSI product line is categorized into three key sections: lumbar, cervical and instruments. SSI’s latest products include a new line of dilator products, swivel tip rod forcepts and nerve hook retractors and bayonets. www.spinesurgicalinnovation.com
Health Inventures. Health Inventures is a management and consulting services firm, which provides development to outpatient surgery centers, surgical hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers. It currently manages over 30 centers across the United States and has managed over $1 billion in revenues.
With over 70 percent of its current centers being physician-hospital joint ventures, Health Inventures has proven effective in mediating physician-hospital relations. It also helps surgery centers assess the feasibility of their projects and business plans. Health Inventures offers strategic planning and needs assessment, and has acquisition facilitation services. www.healthinventures.com
Somnia. Somnia is a leading provider of anesthesia services to hospitals, ASCs and office-based surgical facilities nationwide. Physician-owned and managed, the company focuses exclusively on the business of anesthesia. Somnia’s specialized expertise, industry-leading coverage record and team approach have enabled facilities to focus on providing safe and efficient surgical experiences for their patients, while gaining administrative and financial control over anesthesia services.
It offers an array of options including: subsidized anesthesia services, fee-for-service anesthesia services, joint venture models, pure management models and locums services. Somnia also offers pain management services specializing in these conditions: back pain, neck pain, cancer pain, auto injuries, arthritis pain, joint pain, muscular pain, Shingles, job-related injuries and painkiller dependency. www.somniaanesthesiaservices.com
B. Braun. For 150 years, B. Braun has developed a rich heritage of knowledge and expertise for delivering innovative healthcare products, medical devices and programs designed to improve both patient and health-professional safety.
From a small-town apothecary founded in Germany in 1839, B. Braun has grown into a global organization with over 30,000 professionals worldwide — and remains committed to translating customer needs into products with unmatched quality, cost-effectiveness, environmental responsibility and superior technology and safety. Using its Sharing Expertise initiative as a driving philosophy, B. Braun collaborates with customers, partners and employees to develop innovative products, services and education programs. www.bbraunusa.com
Physicians Capital. Loans for ASC buy-ins — to help bring new physicians into a partnership — are among the unique financing options offered by Physicians Capital. This Nashville-based firm provides loans based solely on the future cash flow of a surgery or diagnostic center. Existing physician partners can get loans against the cash flow value with no loss of control or ownership interest and no need to pledge personal assets. Start-up capital and turn-key financing are available for corporate partners without chasing multiple financing sources.
As its principals have substantial experience in healthcare and financial services, Physicians Capital also provides financial advisory services for healthcare business mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations and capital placements. www.physicianscap.com
Raymond Fox & Associates. Raymond Fox & Associates is a full service medical architectural firm, providing architecture, master planning, space planning, interior design and operational consulting. It has performed nearly 30 years of service exclusively to the healthcare industry.
Raymond Fox & Associates have completed over 4,000 projects ranging from small, single specialty offices to large, multi-specialty medical office buildings. It has also been involved in over 400 surgical centers and a large array of radiology diagnostic facilities, CT / MRI units, specialty hospitals, rehab facilities, physical therapy and several hospital in-patient services. www.raymondfox.com
Cygnus Medical. Cygnus Medical specializes in products and services for the endoscopy suite, the operating room and the sterile processing department. Some of the company’s endoscopy products include: Caterpillar Channel Brushes, Endo-Pack Decontamination Kits, First Step Bed Side Pre-Clean Kits, Krinkle Pads, Scope Bumpers, Biopsy Valve Covers, and Soiled Scope Bags.
It also offers patient positioning aids and instrument protective tray liners and pouches. Cygnus Medical is a full-service, national repair facility which performs sharpening and deburring, spring, pin, screw replacement, alignment and adjustment, carbide insert replacement, reinsulation, tray repair and color-coding and taping. www.cygnusmedical.com
MedHQ. Based in suburban Chicago, MedHQ provides accounting, revenue cycle, human resources and credentialing services to clients in 10 states. MedHQ offers services in all of these fields, providing business office functions to hospitals, surgery centers, imaging centers and physician practices nationwide.
By outsourcing functions of your practice to MedHQ, you may be able to eliminate capital investments in office equipment, computer hardware and software that are required when you employ staff in-house. The company’s services can help save medical facilities time and money and enable physicians to perform more cases. www.medhq.net
Eveia Health Consulting & Management Company. Founded by I. Naya Kehayes, MPH, Eveia Health Consulting & Management is comprised of a team of seasoned professionals who are experts in reimbursement management, managed care contracting, and business management with a specialization in ASCs and surgical practices. The company’s senior management serves as advisors to national corporations and provide leadership in health policy initiatives related to reimbursement on behalf of ASCs at both state and federal levels.
Eveia’s services include contracting and contract analysis, acting as administrator and manager, customizing revenue management, financial analysis, and enhancing and maximizing the financial position of clients. In addition, Eveia implements training and reimbursement calculators, and it provides feasibility studies, payor due diligence, fee schedule development and coordination of business related activities. Eveia provides services to ASCs, clinics, surgical practices and ASC companies across the United States. The company has serviced more than 150 clients since its inception in 1998. www.eveia.com
Viscot Medical. Headquartered in New Jersey, Viscot Medical manufactures a broad line of disposable products including but not limited to: surgical skin markers, sterile medication labels and kits, tissue drapes, dental bibs, urinals and rulers. Viscot was established in 1974 and is a small, privately-owned company.
Viscot’s products are utilized in ASCs, acute care, emergency medical, extended care, dental and physician offices. Additionally, Viscot serves several large OEM customers. www.viscot.com
Orion Medical Services. Orion Medical Services offers a turnkey approach to ASC development and management by covering all aspects of a project from financial feasibility analysis to site and operational development. Surgeons are able to own the majority share in the ASC so they maintain control, without having to do the time-consuming administrative work required to setup a surgery center.
Orion has worked with many ASCs across the country resulting in profitability, high quality care and improved efficiency. Over the last several years, Orion has gained valuable experience in developing successful neuro-spine surgery centers. www.orionmedicalservices.com
Medical Consulting Group. Medical Consulting Group (MCG) is a national firm specializing in medical consulting, both at the surgical practice and corporate levels. MCG provides ASC development and management solutions for single, multi-specialty and hospital joint-venture facilities.
Established in 1989, MCG works with key medical and industry professionals to bring about communication and strategic directions for established organizations. MCG’s consultants provide a wide range of expertise in practice management, financial operations, practice efficiency, practice development, staff training, practice marketing and advertising, and the development of ASCs. www.medcgroup.com
Somerset CPAs. Somerset’s healthcare team is comprised of more than 20 dedicated professionals serving clients nationwide, including all types of healthcare organizations: ancillary service providers, surgery, imaging, infusion and dialysis centers, therapy facilities, other relevant ancillaries and physician groups.
Somerset has extensive experience in development and/or renovation of single- and multi-specialty ASCs, MOBs and single-specialty hospitals. Somerset prepares feasibility studies, valuation of ASC and specialty hospital ownership interests, operations reviews, accreditation, revenue cycle assessment, benchmarking and succession/strategic planning. The company provides strategic planning, change management, income distribution design, succession planning, business process improvement and revenue cycle management, tax and accounting services. www.somersetcpas.com
AliMed. A designer, manufacture and distributor of healthcare products, AliMed works with hundreds of vendors to supply more than 70,000 products to healthcare facilities and business all over the world. AliMed has been selling quality items at equitable prices for 35 years.
AliMed’s products can be found in ASCs, rehabilitation, hospitals, radiation, home care, diagnostic imaging, nursing homes and many other settings. AliMed’s products offer a wide range of services, from its “D2 Night Splint” — a foot brace that applies a low load stretch to an individual’s Achilles tendon and calf muscles after post-op immobilization, reducing the symptoms of plantar fasciltis — to the “AliMed Motion Detection Bed Alarm with Nurse Call Receiver (System 2),” which alerts nurses when patients exit their beds. www.alimed.com
ConMed Linvatec. ConMed Linvatec is a global medical technology company that specializes in the development and sale of products and services that allow our physician customers to deliver high quality care and as a result, enhanced clinical outcomes for their patients. Established in 1973, Conmed Linvatec began as a small, private company manufacturing ECG monitoring electrodes. It is now a large, publicly held, and diversified medical device organization specializing in orthopedics and general surgery.
ConMed Linvatec produces a broad breadth of products in eight areas: 1) arthroscopy (instrumentation, implants, fixation and tissue repair systems); 2) powered instruments (drills and saws for orthopedic and surgical specialty use); 3) electrosurgery (RF generators and accessories); 4) patient care (vital signs, OR products and IV/wound care systems); 5) endosurgery (endomechanical devices for minimally-invasive general surgery); 6) integrated systems; 7) endoscopy (multi-specialty medical video and digital capture systems); and 8) endoscopic technologies (diagnostic & therapeutic products for gastroenterology and pulmonology). www.linvatec.com
Medical Facilities Corp. Medical Facilities Corp. is a publicly traded company and a leading acquirer of majority interests in high-quality specialty hospitals and ASCs. It owns over 51 percent interest in four specialty surgical hospitals, located in South Dakota and Oklahoma, as well as 51 percent in two ASCs in California.
The management philosophy of Medical Facilities Corp focuses on efficiency and productivity and it depends upon surgeons to be the investors. Collectively, physicians hold up to 49 percent interests in the individual facilities. www.medicalfacilitiescorp.com
ImageFIRST. ImageFIRST is a leading provider of laundry services for medical practices throughout the continental United States and Puerto Rico, with products including patient apparel, scrubs, lab coats, surgical gowns, bed and bath, and more.
With 36 locations and over 300 trained employees, ImageFIRST maintains one of the highest customer retention rates in the industry. The company provides quality products and services. Its understanding of the medical industry has been the driving force behind the company’s product design, inventory control, service, packaging, technology and OSHA Compliance. www.imagefirstmedical.com
