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34 Executive Briefing: Proven commitment to patient safety, risk management Since 2007, Neuro Alert has been setting the bar for ensuring patient safety during surgeries that place the central or peripheral nervous systems at risk. As a leading IONM provider, Neuro Alert's surgical neurophysiologists and dedicated doctors are committed to patient safety and risk management. Neuro Alert brings together the key elements of technology and highly trained IONM clinicians to provide unsurpassed critical neuromonitoring and expert advice. Surgeons choose Neuro Alert practitioners to join their patient-focused teams to ensure the best possible outcomes. Neuro Alert provides healthcare institutions expertise, innovative technology and high-quality IONM technical services under a competitive rate structure. As a pioneer of IONM, all of Neuro Alert's reading physicians are board certified and have experience with thousands of neurodiagnostics cases in the operating room. Comprehensive training and continuing education also are part of the Neuro Alert ethos. Its affiliate New York state-licensed education and training program, the Center for Electroneurodiagnostics (CEN), provides students with comprehensive didactic and hands-on training, covering half to three-quarters of the cases required to take the CNIM exam. CEN's Introduction to Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring coursework also has been awarded 97 Continuing Education Units by ASET, the largest national neurodiagnostic society for professionals in the industry. By demonstrating continuous compliance with its nationally recognized standards, Neuro Alert is a recipient of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation with zero deficits. The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. 4 Its comprehensive Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program (QuAPIP) also routinely evaluates clinicians. The QuAPIP focuses on performance parameters of Neuro Alert's technical and clinical teams. Clinical service is evaluated through EMR reviews, remote and real-time reviews as well as on-site evaluations. Through QuAPIP reports, Neuro Alert is able to track the impact of improvement plans, ensuring patients are getting the best possible care. Trusted partner In today's healthcare environment, it is imperative that health professionals focus on a continuum of care that sets them apart. A healthcare institution's success rests upon the quality and consistency of the services it provides. By collaborating with facility partners, Neuro Alert's data science programs challenge current operations to establish new solutions and processes, in order to improve its practices and integrate evolving approaches that enhance patient care. Coverage is a top Neuro Alert priority. Depending upon volume and the facility's level of care, the IONM provider maintains a local pool of qualified surgical neurophysiologists. Board-certified reading physicians are available 24/7 for any and all cases requiring IONM, and a full-time scheduling team is on call 24/7, along with a 24-hour answering service, to receive emergency calls, confirm booking details and immediately contact a local surgical neurophysiologist for dispatch. Neuro Alert submits reports to the medical records department within 48 hours via email or fax or as required by the facility. Each report is routinely audited for accuracy and integrity to ensure delivery of a quality medical record. Its professionals also provide continuing education, in-services and grand rounds for hospitals, and availability for speaking engagements. How critical is this need today? Research shows continuing education plays a significant role in the job satisfaction of clinical staff. In fact, nearly 60 percent of nurses surveyed by AMN Healthcare list "professional development opportunities" as a necessary component to providing top-notch patient care. In neurodiagnostics cases, Neuro Alert meets with clinical staff regularly for in-services, rounds and other professional development opportunities. Nursing staff frequently plays a key role in these sessions, discussing and coordinating important intraoperative monitoring topics such as risk mitigation and safety procedures with consulting IONM technologists. Reference materials also offer Neuro Alert partners further continuing education opportunities for clinical staff. For example, policy and procedure manuals can help nurses and physicians understand all IONM- related processes and guidelines. And access to its quality assurance program also enhances patient safety, improves the quality of care and increases clinical staff job satisfaction — a top concern today for hospital leadership. Neuro Alert has a robust and broad-spectrum program of Continuing Education for those already trained in the field of IONM and those seeking an opportunity to review and expand their clinical knowledge. Our courses consist of webinar-based presentations and cover diverse, salient and compelling topics. They have included in-depth anatomic and physiologic reviews, overviews of diagnostic imaging, medico-legal implications of IONM, surgical steps in commonly monitored procedures, and the latest in research and application of our monitoring modalities. Presenters are physicians, surgeons, neurologists, neuroscientists, and most excitingly, IONM clinicians themselves. In addition, the program offers Surgical Neurophysiologists (SNPs) who wish to be involved the opportunity to design, structure and present on the topic of their choice with the assistance of the Continuing Education Director. It is a unique opportunity for the SNP to demonstrate their mastery of the subject and elevate their profile among their peers both inside and outside the company. The knowledge gained from these presentations is relevant and edifying, and perhaps most importantly, practical. In addition to strengthening our SNP's clinical practices, each CE presentation in our program is also good for one credit toward CNIM recertification. NeuroAlert's Continuing Education program is a fantastic element of the company's focus on patient care and clinician quality of life. n Neuro Alert is a leading provider of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM), the gold standard for improving patient safety and outcomes during brain, spine, vascular, ENT and other surgical procedures. Our services help surgeons and operating teams by providing instant and reliable feedback about their patient's nervous system so they can promptly take any necessary corrective action and, minimize risk of postoperative neurological deficits. Through well-honed clinical and business management processes and procedures, Catalyst Partners helps to develop and execute successful Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM) programs for hospitals, health systems, healthcare providers as well as independent IONM companies. These programs combine IONM-specific management experience with knowledge of local relationships and patients to create successful practices that are light years ahead of the field, from day one. 1 https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/health-services-quarterly-deals- insights.html 2 https://www.ache.org/learning-center/research/about-the-field/top-issues-confronting-hospitals/ top-issues-confronting-hospitals-in-2018 3 https://www.globaldata.com/general-surgery-market-set-reach-21-6bn-2024/ 4 http://amnhealthcare.mediaroom.com/No-template-loaded,24