AP Health and TexAssist are pleased to announce their partnership to form a joint venture, AP of Dallas, establishing a market-leading outsourced clinical services platform.

While cybersecurity has long been a focus of health system IT departments, it is now a top priority of the entire organization, from the board of directors on down. And for good reason. The threats are growing in both number and sophistication, with potentially devastating impacts.

For health system and hospital leaders, weighing the decision to outsource clinical services comes down to a classic “make vs. buy” decision. This leads to examination of several key factors:

Nashville, TN- AP Health is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 4th year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at AP Health, and each year we have participated, we have achieved a higher rating with this year being our best yet. This year, 92% of employees said it’s a great place To Work – 35 points higher than the average U.S. company.

With nearly three decades of experience in the operating room, I’ve witnessed firsthand what it takes to make surgeries successful. While a skilled surgeon is crucial, surgical assistants play a pivotal role in orchestrating surgeries, from preparing the operating room to closing incisions, all while maintaining effective communication among the surgical team.

After 10 years working as a Physician Assistant (PA) with different physician groups, Patrick Willet, PA-C, DMSc, decided he wanted to be in an environment that offered professional independence and growth- that is what brought him to AP Health.

It seems like everyone in healthcare is looking for AI to be a silver bullet to improve operations and increase profit margins. While the power of AI will be transformative, there are opportunities to leverage technology to improve performance with tools that are available today.

“The work-life balance is also much better here,” Matthew says about AP Health. “I have more time with my wife and kids and get to leave work at work. There’s no coming home after a long day and having to dictate notes for hours at night. Here, I get up in the morning, go to work, scrub in, do surgery, scrub out, and I come home to spend time with my family.

Last year was the worst financial year for hospitals since the start of the pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall, with half of all hospitals reporting negative operating margins. For many, 2023 doesn’t look much better, with cost pressures from staffing remaining high and reimbursements from payors stagnant, or even declining. As a result, hospitals are looking to increase the volume of one of its few profitable revenue sources: surgery.