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37 OUTPATIENT SURGERY 2 game-changers an Ohio-based orthopedic ASC is prepared for in 2020 By Laura Dyrda T aylor Cera is administrator of Ortho- paedic Surgery Center in Boardman, Ohio. Here, Mr. Cera discusses the big trends his orthopedic-focused ASC is preparing for in the coming year. Question: What accomplishment are you most proud of in 2019? Taylor Cera: I'm most proud of our team's abil- ity to execute the goals we've put in place for 2019. We knew this year was going to be quite challenging for us in many ways. We had sched- uled state and e Joint Commission surveys, designed and implemented a new business management and e-charting system and will transition into our brand new ASC in Novem- ber. If you think about the level of detail on a micro-level that goes into building a soware system for your practice as well as at the same time designing and constructing an ASC built for the future, we were making decisions and implementing change at a fast pace. I believe our success was because of the 'slow pace' on the macro-level. We put in the communication and we leveraged experts in different areas when we knew we didn't have the tools internally. I'd say we were ready for these changes. Q: What are you looking forward to in 2020? TC: I'm looking forward to getting into our new center and offering the highest quality orthopedic care to our community. From a business standpoint, it will be interest- ing to see what CMS decides to do with total knee replacements in ASCs. It's an interesting time. is will be a game-changer in orthope- dics. I can tell you we're ready for whatever they decide. Secondly, as we begin to use more data analytics for decision making and efficiently running our operations, I'd like to see what data our new soware puts out and how we will use this to continue to streamline operations. Q: Does your ASC make pricing infor- mation publicly available or plan to do so in the future? Why or why not? TC: Yes, we do. We've been posting our pric- ing since 2014. We did this because it simpli- fies the entire process. It's a low-cost, efficient process. Q: What headwinds are you prepar- ing for next year? TC: I think it's the continued pressures we are seeing in healthcare. ere's no new secret coming, I don't think. Continued consolida- tion, decrease in reimbursements, maintain- ing referrals. We will continue to be proactive, innovative and not afraid to change and move forward in finding ways to produce solutions to these issues. I think ambulatory care is at the top of most executives' minds, so we're already in a good spot there. Looking at part- nerships could be a valuable opportunity. n USPI's new joint venture surgery center treats 100+ patients in first months — 5 things to know By Angie Stewart T he new West Coast Joint and Spine Surgery Center in El Dorado Hills, Calif., is a joint partnership between United Surgical Partners International and Dignity Health, according to Village Life. Five things to know: 1. The center has four operating rooms and two treatment rooms equipped to handle spinal surgeries, total joint re- placements and oculoplastic procedures. It also has over- night facilities for patients staying up to 23 hours and is adjacent to El Dorado Physical Therapy. 2. The surgery center venture was spearheaded by medi- cal director Kelly Hunt, MD, who hopes to open a wellness center next door. 3. West Coast Joint and Spine Surgery Center has treated 100-plus patients since it began accepting patients in early April. It will treat at least 250 patients per month when op- erating at full capacity, according to administrator Andrea Gallardo, BSN, RN. 4. The surgery center's physicians, listed below, each have a personal ownership or investment interest in the facility: • Orthopedic spine specialists: Phil Orisek, MD, Ravi Ra- machandran, MD, and Tyler Smith, MD • Orthopedic surgery specialists: Guy Guilfoy, MD, Rob- ert Cameto, MD, Hunter Greene, MD, Kevin Hansen, MD, Paul Sasaura, MD, and Dana Verch, MD • Pain management specialists: Dr. Hunt and Jay Hen- drickson, MD • Ophthalmology specialist: Michael Jedrzynski, MD 5. Dr. Hendrickson has helped establish two other surgery centers; he partnered with Dr. Hunt at Sutter Sierra Surgery Center in Roseville, Calif., and with Dr. Guilfoy at the Fol- som (Calif.) Surgery Center. n