Premier Advisor gives owners and managers direct access to experienced CEDR HR experts by phone, email, or backstageHR® when employee questions, management decisions, or easy and higher-risk HR issues come up.
Your CEDR Employee Handbook provides the policy foundation. backstageHR® keeps the records, documents, requests, training, timekeeping, and PTO organized. Premier Advisor adds the human expertise that helps you apply that foundation to real situations.
CEDR supports the owner or authorized manager. You remain the employer and the decision-maker.
Expert Support Membership
Starting at
$230/mo
Includes up to 5 employees
When payroll is added, the additional-employee rate becomes $6.50 per employee per month instead of $3.50.
HR questions rarely arrive with complete facts, perfect documentation, or an obvious answer. Premier Advisor gives you a highly qualified HR Team to help you identify your options, identify the policies and risks involved, and decide what to do next all while staying compliant with all applicable employment laws.
The handbook is not a hoop to jump through. It is what allows CEDR’s advisors to give guidance based on the policies and expectations your practice has actually adopted. It protects you while also providing a great foundation for managing your team.
It tells us how your practice operates and you about which rules apply, what your laws dictate, and what framework should guide the next step. That means no generic explanations or guessing and more time helping you evaluate practical options for your actual workplace.
Save $500
on the handbook when you join Premier Advisor
The handbook remains a separate one-time purchase. Ongoing handbook updates are included with the membership.
Learn About CEDR Employee HandbooksYou do not have to learn a complicated escalation process before asking a question. Reach out through the channel that works for you, and CEDR helps move the issue forward.
A quick first response matters, but it is only the beginning. Some HR questions can be resolved quickly. Others require documentation, difficult conversations, follow-up, or additional decisions as new information comes to light.
CEDR responds quickly, helps you determine what to do next, and stays engaged as the situation develops. Whether the issue is resolved in one conversation or several, we’re here to help you move it toward resolution.
She took the time to have a detailed conversation with me about the best way to handle the situation and explained the logic behind the guidance. The incident was resolved favorably, and I know how to handle a similar situation next time.
CEDR Member
Premier Advisor is built for the real people problems that occur while you are treating patients, managing a team, and running a healthcare practice.
Everyday HR Questions
Developing Employee Issues
Higher-Risk Decisions
Premier Advisor brings the policy foundation, software, updates, resources, and human support together so owners and managers have one practical HR system.
Both memberships include backstageHR®. The decision is whether you want software alone or software plus access to CEDR’s HR experts.
Software Membership
Opening Act
$120/mo
Starting price includes up to 5 employees.
Choose Opening Act when you want the software.
Expert Support Membership
Premier Advisor
$230/mo
Starting price includes up to 5 employees.
Choose Premier Advisor when you want CEDR on your side.
| Feature | Opening Act | Premier Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| backstageHR® Software | Included | Included |
| Timekeeping, PTO, Records, Signatures, and Training | Included | Included |
| CEDR Employee Handbook | Optional, $1,999 when bundled | Included |
| Ongoing Handbook Updates | Included when paired with a CEDR handbook | Included |
| Direct Access to CEDR HR Experts | Not Included | Included |
| CEDR White-Glove Payroll™ | Optional Add-On | Optional Add-On |
Premier Advisor is a strong fit when:
Opening Act may be enough when:
CEDR began by helping healthcare practices build stronger workplace policies. Since 2006, that work has grown into a complete relationship built around the real people problems owners and managers face.
The handbook gives you the foundation. backstageHR® keeps the work organized. Premier Advisor gives you experienced HR experts when software and policies are not enough.
Premier Advisor is CEDR’s expert HR support membership for healthcare practices. It combines the required CEDR Employee Handbook, backstageHR® software, ongoing handbook updates, practical resources, and direct access to CEDR HR experts.
Premier Advisor starts at $230 per month for up to five employees. Each additional employee is $3.50 per month unless payroll is added.
The handbook gives CEDR’s advisors the policy foundation for your practice. It allows guidance to be grounded in the policies and expectations your team has actually received rather than generic HR answers.
Yes. Ongoing updates to your CEDR handbook are included with Premier Advisor.
Premier Advisor members can reach CEDR by phone, email, or through backstageHR®.
No. You remain the employer and the decision-maker. CEDR helps the owner or authorized manager understand options, apply policies, document appropriately, and move forward with more confidence.
Yes. CEDR White-Glove Payroll™ is an optional add-on. When payroll is added, the additional-employee rate becomes $6.50 per employee per month instead of $3.50.
Premier Advisor gives your practice a connected HR foundation and a real team of HR Exerts to call when employee questions, management decisions, or easy and higher-risk issues come up.
