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You’re always looking for that sweet spot: amazing benefits for your employees that also make sense for the company’s bottom line. But what if one of the biggest keys to both a healthier team and controlled costs was the quality of their doctor?

At Lantern, we believe it is, which is why we flipped the script on how healthcare networks are built by focusing on the quality of the physician. Superior care leads to better outcomes, fewer costly complications and faster returns to work.

Lantern Vets Physician’s at an Individual Level

Traditionally, healthcare quality is often evaluated at the system or facility level. We take a different approach, however.

“The unique thing about Lantern is really starting with a physician-first approach,” says Dr. Jason Tibbels, Lantern’s Chief Medical Officer.

The logic is simple: the most critical factor in a successful procedure is the skill of the person performing it.

Experience and Specialization Set Top-Tier Providers Apart

What does it take to be a top-tier surgeon? According to the experts in our network, two key factors stand out: volume—the number of specific procedures performed and specialized training.

“It’s been proven over and over again that the surgeons who do the most volume in a specialty tend to get the best results,” says Dr. Steve Lucey, an orthopedic surgeon.

He compares it to hiring a specialized mechanic; you want the expert who focuses on your specific need because they’ll be the most efficient and effective. “That holds true in medicine,” Dr. Lucey says.

In addition to performing a high volume of procedures, our surgeons often have advanced, focused training. Dr. Grant Zarzour, a hip and knee surgeon, emphasizes the importance of fellowship training.

“A fellowship in that area of surgery, I think is a huge value add because it’s an extra year of training where you only focus on that type of surgery,” Dr. Zarzour says. He shares his own experience of completing 1,000 hip and knee replacements during his 12-month fellowship, which provided him with “expert tutelage” that became the springboard for his practice.

Providers in Lantern’s Network of Excellence Are Vetted by True Peers

Lantern’s selection process is famously rigorous. What truly sets it apart is that specialists are evaluated by their peers. Dr. Daniel Cotham, a bariatric surgeon, points out the flaw in other systems where a physician from a completely different field might be tasked with evaluating a surgeon’s qualifications.

“The difference between Lantern and many other organizations that try to imitate Lantern is the fact that every specialty has its own specialty surgeons evaluating outcomes and applications to the network,” Dr. Cotham says.

This peer-to-peer evaluation ensures a higher standard of quality. “Lantern has made the decision to put specialties in charge of specialties, and it really results in a better product delivered to the patient,” Dr. Cotham says.

Choosing Lantern is a win for everyone. Benefits leaders can be confident they are providing access to the highest quality care, and their team members receive treatment from some of the most experienced and skilled surgeons in the country.