Discovery Medical Network (DMN) and TECHealth, An Emergency  Services Company®, two industry leaders in healthcare operations, today announced a strategic partnership to address  the critical challenge of emergency medicine staffing, particularly in rural and underserved communities. This  collaboration aims to make high quality emergency care viable to rural and community hospitals while streamlining the  process to adequately evaluate Emergency Department (ED) needs and develop an effective, long-term ED strategy.  Rural and community healthcare facilities require a more comprehensive solution that supports access to quality  medical, surgical, and emergency care regardless of where a patient lives. 

A Match Made for Emergency Healthcare 

By combining DMN’s deep-rooted expertise in physician recruitment, contracting, onboarding, and continuing education with TECHealth’s extensive experience in emergency medicine services, staffing, and ED operations, this partnership  offers a unique and powerful solution for hospitals and providers alike.  

“We are excited to partner with TECHealth to provide a more comprehensive solution to the challenges facing  emergency medicine staffing,” said Bruce Miller, Executive Vice President at Discovery Medical Network. “By working  together to match providers seeking emergency care roles with under-supported hospitals, we can continue to enhance  patient outcomes in communities across the country, while addressing staffing and operational challenges.” 

Through their partnership, DMN and TECHealth will provide solutions that: 

  • Streamline the Staffing Process: Simplify the complex process of emergency care physician and/or nurse  practitioner recruitment, credentialing, and onboarding, saving hospitals time, resources, and in some instances  cost savings. 
  • Foster Strong Provider-Hospital Relationships: Cultivate sustainable partnerships with rural providers and  hospitals, offering collaborative placement strategies for long-term relationships between providers and  emergency medicine facilities.  
  • Support Community Healthcare: Focus on addressing the specific needs of community-based healthcare  providers, ensuring access to high-quality, comprehensive, convenient care in underserved areas. 
  • Create Supportive ER Culture: The primary key to success is creating a facility and team where quality physicians  and staff want to work. This focus drives the successes of supporting staff, culture, support tools, facility, EMR,  and other operational components. A supportive culture acts as a clarion call for other like-minded physicians  and staff to join the team and leave a mark with leadership, clinical care, and the patient experience. 

A Shared Commitment to Excellence 

This partnership not only marks an exciting milestone in DMN and TECHealth’s history of providing holistic healthcare  solutions; it also aligns perfectly with their mission to serve rural Texas hospitals by bringing best-in-class patient centered emergency medicine to rural communities.

The foundation of this unique program is a shared commitment to excellence and dedication to helping health care  facilities deliver exceptional care while also ensuring their staffing needs are met while closely monitoring the financial  cost to do so. The result is a re-defining approach to delivering emergency care while providing an excellent patient  and clinical staff experience.  

“By combining our strengths, we can offer a strategic partnership that connects like-minded hospitals and healthcare  providers in communities facing a shortage in emergency care. Our multi-step hiring process allows us to carefully vet  and match physicians and nurse practitioners with intention, aligning the individual needs of each provider and each  facility,” said Steve Tatum, Executive Marketing Director at TECHealth. 

About Discovery Medical Network 

Discovery Medical Network (DMN) is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 to provide a physician employment  solution for small and rural hospitals. The DMN team’s decades of combined clinical and administrative experience allows  them to cater to underserved clients by engaging care providers through recruitment, contracting, onboarding, and  retention, and clinic consulting services including manager training, certifications, coding, and continuing education. DMN is part of Discovery Health, comprised of D&Co and Discovery Analysts and Consultants, an accounting and  consulting firm providing individualized services to healthcare communities including reimbursement services,  governmental reporting, hospital and clinical services, financial audits and tax planning, and strategic financial advisory  services. – www.daacg.com 

About TECHealth, An Emergency Services Company® 

TECHealth, An Emergency Services Company®, offers an array of business operations and clinical services solutions to  improve emergency medicine. In 2001, the founders began their careers in emergency medicine. TECHealth is  headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. TECHealth has locations in Texas and Arizona. TECHealth is dedicated to impacting  the availability and quality of emergency services for patients, consumers, ER physicians, and potential business partners. The company encompasses three distinct platforms – ER physician staffing, TECdoc electronic medical record (EMR)  platform, and owned/operated freestanding ER partnerships. At TECHealth, we believe our interactions with others  should leave us and them better. This applies to our partners, employees, patients, and providers.  

Our approach to delivering care and providing excellent patient and physician experience is guided by our core values – accountability, zeal, do something good, and empathy. – www.TEC.Health 

Media Contact: 

Aubrey Macklin, Discovery Health, 469-638-8010, [email protected] 

Steve Tatum, TECHealth, 877.336.6898, [email protected]

Discovery Medical Network, Inc. 1500 Broadway, Suite 1000, Lubbock, TX 79401 TECHealth, An Emergency Services Company® 70 S Val Vista Dr. Ste. A3-620, Gilbert, AZ 85296