NorthStar Anesthesia Selects Plexus Technology Group As Its Enterprise Solution For Anesthesia Documentation

Jackson, MI /PRNewswire/ - Plexus Technology Group, LLC (Plexus TG), a market-leading provider of Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS), announced today that NorthStar Anesthesia, a prominent national anesthesia management company, has selected Plexus TG to install theirAnesthesia Touch™ software. Recognized as one of the fastest growing anesthesia companies in the nation on the "Healthcare's Hottest" list published by Modern Healthcare magazine, NorthStar Anesthesia emphasizes quality, efficiency, and accountability throughout their facilities. Together, this partnership will improve operational efficiencies and ensure accurate and complete clinical documentation.

NorthStar Anesthesia's increasing requirements for quality capture and performance reporting necessitated a full-featured, cloud-hosted AIMS to replace its hybrid documentation system. With contracted services ranging from large hospitals to small ambulatory surgical centers, a key factor in NorthStar Anesthesia's decision was the solution's workflow flexibility and enterprise interoperability across facility-specific HIS platforms.

"We needed not only clinical documentation, but also a solution providing visibility into productivity and business metrics. Plexus was selected through a deliberate process that clearly showed the benefits of their mobile platform and performance dashboards," explained Ben Dunford, Chief Operating Officer at NorthStar Anesthesia. "We're looking forward to utilizing Anesthesia Touch's scalability and analytics combined with ease of use."

"We are pleased to team up with NorthStar Anesthesia. We commend their efforts to implement innovative technology to improve quality and efficiency throughout their enterprise, allowing their anesthesia providers to focus on the patient instead of paperwork," said Albert Woo, M.D., President at Plexus Technology Group. "This is an exciting partnership and one that aligns our companies for joint growth and future success."

About NorthStar Anesthesia
NorthStar Anesthesia is a company of caregivers, founded by an anesthesiologist and a CRNA. NorthStar partners with hospitals and ASCs to deliver a more productive and efficient model of anesthesia care. Its care team approach focuses on the provision of high quality while measurably improving operating room performance. That same approach attracted a majority investment from TPG Growth in 2013 and established NorthStar as one of the most successful and fastest growing anesthesia care companies in America. For more information, visit www.northstaranesthesia.com.

About Plexus Technology Group, LLC
Plexus Technology Group, a subsidiary of MiraMed Global Services, is a leading provider of anesthesia information management and medication management systems. Anesthesia Touch is a full-featured AIMS for both Windows and iOS platforms that supports concurrent charting and streaming physiologic data. It is easy to use, improves processes, enhances patient safety, provides comprehensive anesthesia documentation and is certified as a full EHR for meaningful use. Pharmacy Touch, a modular add-on to Anesthesia Touch, eliminates duplicate documentation, reduces drug errors, and delivers narcotic tracking, charge capture, and decision support at the point of care. For more information, visit www.plexusis.com.