Most people find CEDR because they need an employee handbook.
That is the right place to start. Your handbook creates the policy foundation for your team. Then Opening Act or Premier Advisor gives you the software, ongoing updates, and level of support you want around it.
You can purchase a handbook by itself, choose Opening Act as standalone HR software, or build the complete CEDR relationship with Premier Advisor and direct access to our HR experts.
Start with what brought you here. Add only the support that gives your practice value.
Your handbook is built for you and with you. CEDR learns how your practice operates, customizes the policies around your business and applicable laws, and delivers a finished handbook you understand and know how to use.
$1,999 after discounts applied
A handbook may be purchased without an ongoing membership
Purchase your handbook with Opening Act or Premier Advisor and the one-time handbook price drops to $1,999.
The bigger value is what happens after delivery.
While your membership remains active, ongoing updates to your CEDR handbook are included as employment laws change. Your handbook stays connected to the software and support you use to manage your team.
$600 lower one-time handbook price
Ongoing handbook updates included
backstageHR® software with either membership
Expert HR guidance with Premier Advisor
Opening Act and Premier Advisor both include backstageHR®. The difference is whether you want software and organization only, or software plus direct access to CEDR’s HR experts.
Both memberships include backstageHR® and are priced for practices with up to five employees. Payroll may be added to either option.
Software Membership
For healthcare practices that want practical HR software, timekeeping, PTO tracking, document management, training, and compliance organization without direct HR advisor access.
$120/mo
Starting price includes up to 5 employees.
Each additional employee is $3.50/month.
A handbook is not required. Add a CEDR handbook for $1,999 instead of $2,599, and ongoing handbook updates included while your membership remains active.
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Software + Expert HR Support
For healthcare practice owners and managers who want backstageHR® plus direct access to experienced CEDR HR experts for everyday questions, employee issues, documentation, and higher-risk decisions.
$230/mo
Starting price includes up to 5 employees.
Each additional employee is $3.50/month.
A CEDR handbook is required. The one-time handbook price is $1,999 when bundled, and ongoing handbook updates included while your membership remains active.
LEARN MORE ABOUT Premier AdvisorSee the practical difference between purchasing the handbook alone and adding one of CEDR’s ongoing memberships.
| What You Receive | Handbook Only | Opening Act | Premier Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $2,599 one time | $120/mo | $230/mo |
| Employees Included in Monthly Price | N/A | Up to 5 | Up to 5 |
| Additional Employees | N/A | $3.50/mo each | $3.50/mo each |
| CEDR Employee Handbook | Included | Optional, $1,999 when bundled | Required, $1,999 when bundled |
| Ongoing Handbook Updates | Not Included | Included when paired with a CEDR handbook | Included |
| backstageHR® Software | No ongoing software membership | Included | Included |
| Timekeeping, PTO, Records, Signatures, and Training | Not Included | Included | Included |
| Direct Access to CEDR HR Experts | Not Included | Not Included | Included |
| CEDR White-Glove Payroll™ | Not Available | Optional Add-On | Optional Add-On |
Payroll is not another membership tier. It is an optional service that can be added to Opening Act or Premier Advisor when you want white-glove payroll support connected to backstageHR® timekeeping.
When payroll is added, the additional-employee rate becomes $6.50 per employee per month instead of $3.50 on top of the $105 base fee for 5 employees.
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$6.50
per employee/mo
(after 5 employees)
This replaces the standard $3.50 additional-employee rate. It is not added on top of it. Base monthly fee of $105 for 5 employees.
CEDR was built to help healthcare employers solve real employee problems. Our handbook created the policy foundation. Software and payroll came later, built around the work our members and HR experts were already doing.
Expert HR support is not an add-on at CEDR. It is the reason we exist.
7,019
Professionally customized employee handbooks created
13,361
Average employee login events per day
79,645
Successful HIPAA training certificates issued
300k+
HR questions answered since 2006
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.
GET STARTED WITH CEDRHealthcare-focused
Built around the realities of independent healthcare practices.
Handbook-first
Policies and expectations create the operating foundation.
Software Included
Both memberships include backstageHR®.
Human Expertise Available
Premier Advisor adds experienced HR guidance for owners and managers.
Yes. Many businesses come to CEDR because they need an employee handbook first and want our expertise. That is a strong place to start because the handbook creates the policy foundation for local, state, and federal compliance, clearer expectations, better documentation, and more confident HR decisions. We can even help you bundle it with other tools and offer additional discounts, if you’d like.
No. A CEDR handbook is designed to be a practical HR foundation. It should reflect how your business actually works, set clear expectations, support confident leadership, and give your managers and CEDR’s HR experts a clearer roadmap when employee issues arise.
Opening Act includes backstageHR® software, timekeeping, PTO tracking, employee records, document signatures, HIPAA training, labor law poster access, and other HR tools. All three levels allow you to add a CEDR Employee Handbook for an additional discounted fee.
Center Stage includes backstageHR® plus CEDR Payroll™.
Premier Advisor includes full HR support through CEDR’s Solution Center, along with backstageHR® and access to expert HR guidance for employee issues, compliance questions, documentation, discipline, leave, hiring, and terminations. You can add payroll too.
Not always. Some businesses start with the handbook first. Others add backstageHR® because they want an easier way to distribute documents, collect signatures, store employee records, manage timekeeping, track PTO, assign HIPAA training, and stay organized.
CEDR Payroll™ is included with Center Stage. It is also available as an add-on for Opening Act and Premier Advisor.
Premier Advisor includes access to CEDR’s Solution Center team of HR experts, where members can get HR guidance for employee issues, documentation, discipline, leave, terminations, hiring, compliance questions, and other people problems.
That is exactly what the Get Started process is for. CEDR can help you compare the handbook path, Opening Act, Center Stage, and Premier Advisor so you can choose the next step that fits your business. It’s an easy call designed to help you make your own decision. No pressure.
Whether you want the handbook by itself, software to keep HR organized, or expert HR support when employee issues come up, CEDR will help you choose the practical starting point for your practice.
