Beebe Healthcare Announces Partnerships with Ensemble Health Partners and Premier, Inc.
Partnerships are the latest of Beebe’s transformational efforts to adapt to an evolving healthcare landscape
As part of Beebe Healthcare’s transformational journey to evolve in response to the complex challenges impacting healthcare, Beebe is partnering with Ensemble Health Partners (Ensemble), one of the industry’s top-ranked revenue cycle firms. In the coming months, Beebe’s revenue cycle department will transition to become part of Ensemble while continuing to do the same great work they do today for Beebe patients. Additionally, three Beebe supply chain employees will be making a similar transition to Premier’s Nexera team, a leading supply chain management and services organization, where they will continue to improve supply chain operations and facilitate cost savings for Beebe.
“As we have seen across the country, the financial aspects of healthcare—new technologies, workforce availability and training, and updates in reimbursement and payer models—are all rapidly changing, and health systems must adapt the way they operate to become stronger and more resilient,” said David A. Tam, MD, MBA, CPHE, FACHE, President & CEO, Beebe Healthcare. “Beebe is no different, and partnerships like the ones with Ensemble and Premier are a critical part of our response to this evolution and will ensure we continue as the local, nonprofit independent health system serving patients and communities in Sussex County. We are grateful to all our team members who are helping us adapt the ways we work to better serve the needs of our patients.”
Beebe chose to partner with Ensemble because as a leading national revenue cycle firm, they can ensure the hospital’s revenue cycle process is optimized and incorporate industry best practices to best serve patients. Ensemble has a consistent track record of improving financial outcomes and patient experiences for the health systems and communities it serves. Additionally, as a winner of multiple top workplace awards, Ensemble has a people-centric culture that closely aligns with the values held at Beebe.
“We’re honored to be selected by Beebe Healthcare to help them ensure that residents and visitors of Sussex County have access to the healthcare services they want, when and where they need them,” said Judson Ivy, Founder, President and CEO of Ensemble. “We are confident we can quickly deliver value to Beebe and the community by deploying proven best practices, data-rich intelligence and expert operational management to modernize the patient experience.”
Similarly, Premier is an ideal strategic partner in the market for supply chain services – uniquely positioned to help Beebe manage operations with a winning combination of market leading contracts, automation technologies and data-driven insights. Partnering with these best-in-class organizations on specific functions will allow Beebe to focus more energy and resources into value-based care efforts, community programs, enhanced services, and provider recruitment and retention to meet Sussex County’s growing healthcare needs.
These partnerships are just a few of the many improvements made over the past few years to optimize and streamline care delivery within the organization and provide value-based care. Beebe also recently created the Health Systems Design Office to reimagine processes, workflows, and structures and ensure patients have the right care, at the right time, in the right place. In combination with other partnerships and improved processes and workflows, Emergency Department wait times and the average length of inpatient stay has improved.
Beebe patients will not experience any disruptions in care as a result of these partnerships and can continue to access Beebe Healthcare services as usual. Providing residents of Sussex County with high-quality, compassionate care is and will be the driving force behind all of Beebe’s transformation efforts.