Becker's ASC Review

33 KEY SPECIALTIES The Sound of Music: Dr. Jonathan Kaplan on Albums for Surgeons to Listen to in the OR By Allison Sobczak S urgeons don't just listen to music for the pleasure of it; clinical data shows music helps improve efficiency in the operating room. A 2015 Aesthetic Surgery Journal study finds surgeons who listened to their preferred music during surgery are able to close wounds more effectively and in less time. Listening to preferred music decreased repair time by 8 percent for all surgery resi- dents in the study. Senior residents resulted in a 10 percent decrease in repair time when listening to preferred mu- sic. e repair quality was also better in the music group, at a score of 3.3 compared to a score of 3.1 for the non-music group. Jonathan Kaplan, MD, a plastic surgeon at San Francisco-based Pacific Heights Surgery Center, is a proponent of listening to music when performing in the operating room. Dr. Kaplan recommends the following albums to listen to in the OR: Konvicted - Akon Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers e Sound of Revenge – Chamillionaire "While I haven't done a study to show an objective effect on my OR skills," he says, "I know that soer music during the opening phases of the operation allows for greater concentration and heavier music while closing the skin promotes a sense of celebration during the conclusion of another successful operation!" n 8 Statistics on Ophthalmology: Payers, New Payment Models & Medicare By Anuja Vaidya H ere are eight things to know about ophthalmolo- gist participating in alternate payment models, and providing care for Medicare/Medicaid beneficia- ries, according to Medscape's Ophthalmologist Compen- sation Report 2016. 1. Only 1 percent of ophthalmologists provide care in concierge practices. 2. Around 5 percent of eye surgeons are a part of cash- only practices. 3. Approximately 22 percent of ophthalmologists partici- pate in accountable care organizations, while 6 percent are not in an ACO now, but plan to join in the coming year. 4. Five percent of self-employed eye surgeons have stopped taking new Medicare or Medicaid patients, as compared to 2 percent of hospital-employed eye sur- geons. 5. Around 2 percent of self-employed ophthalmologists have stopped taking current Medicare and Medicaid patients. 6. Seventy-seven percent of self-employed ophthalmolo- gists and 87 percent of employed ophthalmologists will continue taking new and current Medicare and Medicaid patients. 7. Around 15 percent of self-employed eye surgeons have not decided whether to continue seeing Medicare and Medicaid patients, as compared to 11 percent of em- ployed ophthalmologists. 8. Seventeen percent of ophthalmologists will drop insur- ers that pay poorly. n Dr. Jonathan Kaplan BECKER'S ASC 23 RD ANNUAL MEETING the business and operations of ASCs october 27-29, 2016 swissotel, chicago Call 1.800.417.2035 or email registration@beckershealthcare.com

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