June 8, 2015

Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC),a leading provider in billing and practice management for the anesthesia and pain management specialty, is pleased to announce its latest partnership with the Louisiana State University Health Science Center Shreveport Department of Anesthesiology (LSUHSC – Shreveport).  The Department of Anesthesiology at LSUHSC – Shreveport is a part of a world class university and thriving medical school that is committed to being a center of excellence in educational training in anesthesiology, critical care medicine and interventional pain management along with providing innovative programs to develop management skills and future leaders in the specialty of anesthesiology.  ABC is thrilled to support LSUHSC – Shreveport Department of Anesthesiology with their billing operations, as well as other programs, into the future.

“The Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport Department of Anesthesiology is excited about the ability to work with the premier anesthesia billing and consulting company for our specialty. They possess a wealth of experience and expertise which will provide a multitude of benefits for our Department,” said Dr. Charles J. Fox III, Chair of the LSUHSC – Shreveport Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Interventional Pain Management.

ABC’s powerhouse technologies, flexible EMR integration, excellence in coding and compliance training and quality metrics capture and reporting all contribute to ABC being recognized as an industry leader.  The adoption of these services by LSUHSC – Shreveport is one of the many reasons for the new partnership.  ABC’s portal, F1RSTClient™, delivers secure, seamless single-sign-on (SSO) access in a fully integrated system utilizing the powerful F1RSTAnesthesia™ and the flexibility of the F1RSTAnalytics™ series of dashboards—now available on desktops as well as mobile access.  ABC’s partnerships with organizations such as TelePREOP provide a full range of offerings for the entire perioperative process that can’t be matched.

“Because anesthesia is a field that is continually evolving in terms of technology, ABC especially values its partnerships with educational centers such as LSUHSC – Shreveport,” says Tony Mira, President and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants.  “The continual pursuit of education and excellence at LSUHSC – Shreveport is the perfect partnership for ABC.  We pride ourselves on keeping pace with constant changes in the healthcare environment, through our relentless pursuit of the best products and the best partnerships, all designed to help our clients reach their strategic goals.”