The Future Is Now: Anesthesiologists Need to Own the Perioperative Process

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Committee News| November 2021 The Future Is Now: Anesthesiologists Need to Own the Perioperative Process Matthew Dellaquila, MD, MBA, FASA Matthew Dellaquila, MD, MBA, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor November 2021, Vol. 85, 33. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000798556.23315.60 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Matthew Dellaquila; The Future Is Now: Anesthesiologists Need to Own the Perioperative Process. ASA Monitor 2021; 85:33 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000798556.23315.60 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: perioperative care Anesthesia practice in the near future stands to undergo seismic changes due to the promise of technology and innovation, and those of us in the first decade of our careers stand to experience a considerably different practice landscape. Communication advances, smart monitors and systems, and different models of practice and patient management are a few avenues in which we can expect change in our specialty, and change will be driven by changing economics in the health care milieu. Already, Alternative Payment Models (APMs) and the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) serve to incentivize quality and mark a shift from volume-based reimbursement to value-based reimbursement. As health care dollars become more scarce in the future, systems to incentivize quality will likely transition to systems that will penalize poor quality. While value-based reimbursement and economic pressures are not new concepts, health care is reaching an economic tipping point where these will quickly... You do not currently have access to this content.