Beyond the Status Quo

"Knock on wood," he added quickly, noting that he and others in this sector are always wary of the unforeseen - like a global pandemic, for example, or the extreme workforce challenges that came in its wake, or a cyber attack ... or any changes to Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to hospitals that serve many uninsured and low-income patients. [...]relentless' was the word Dr. Robert Roose, president of Mercy Medical Center, used to describe these ongoing headwinds, which include everything from spiraling costs and inflation to persistently inadequate reimbursements from payers, especially those of the public variety; from continuing workforce challenges to access and capacity issues. Age-old Problems Nov. 2 at 4 a.m. That's when Mercy Medical Center flipped the switch, if you will, and converted to the Epic EHR electronic health records system. "Decisions made in your 30s, 40s, and 50s show up in your 70s and 80s... you're probably going to experience cancer, and you may experience heart disease or stroke, and you may need a hip replacement or spine surgery."