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Special Outpatient Surgery Edition - OR Excellence Program Preview - June 2017

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3 6 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E J U N E 2 0 1 7 specific challenges surgical facility leaders are likely to face, tackle the issue of bundled payments and delve into the Trump administration's role in shaping reimbursements going forward. • Reasons for optimism and concern. As margins on reimbursements go down, I think facilities will have to be more prudent in the way they spend money and, in a way, be smarter about how they spend money. That's concerning to a lot of people, but the fact that we're seeing the ambulatory space continue to grow, with predic- tions of even more investment to come, is a clear indicator that there's a lot of opti- mism out there. • Measuring patient interaction. One of the biggest changes we're seeing is how we're being asked to measure the way we interact with patients, and how facilities are being paid on those interactions. That whole area is undergoing a big transformation. It went from patient satisfaction to patient experience to where we are now, with patient engagement — "E Factor" is the new buzzword. • How surgical facility leaders feel about the looming changes in reimburse- ment. My guess is that most people in this industry are fearful about the future because there is so much talk of change. Even more than that, they are confused. There has been no consistent message out of Washington, which has not helped. Right now, no one really knows what's happening, and that's only adding to the confusion. • How they should feel about the future. I think they should feel optimistic. There are some big opportunities in the world of healthcare reimbursement because: A.) The market is only going to grow; and B.) I don't see what's coming as a bad thing. The people who will work to understand these changes — not fight them — and who can adapt to what's going on in the marketplace stand to benefit from what could very well be a huge opportunity, financially speaking. OSM

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