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Ms. Waters continues. But, she predicts, "There will be a lot more
work involved to turn a profit." OSM
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dministrators and managers largely reported in our annual salary survey
that surgical volumes either held steady or increased over the course of
2012 (65.6% in hospitals, 75.1% in ASCs). And the majority — 77.3% in
ASCs, 63.8% in hospitals — anticipate that in 2013 the overall financial picture will
either be as good as it has been over the past couple years, or that things will get
better.
Although ASCs (with 20.2% saying things will get worse) are less gloomy about
2013's prospects than hospitals (33.1%), administrators and managers who responded to our survey tended to attribute the collective salary stagnation they're experiencing to the condition of the economy at large.
Joyce Danels, RN, the quality director at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in
Kennett, Mo., just celebrated 47 years at the hospital. She's seen a recession or
three but, she says, the recent stretch is the worst she's ever seen in terms of how
it's affecting healthcare. In addition — or possibly more importantly — surgical facilities are hampered by the evolution in healthcare transparency that's given rise to
more rules, regulations, parameters and boxes to be ticked than ever before.
"There are so many more variables to payment now that didn't exist even 20 years
ago," says Ms. Danels. "Everything now is value-based purchasing, core measures,
SCIP goals, patient satisfaction, accreditation and more. That doesn't absolve us of
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