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The Central Mass/MetroWest Health Care Resource Guide • 2014 – 2015 11 M E D I C A L O F F I C E S U I T E S U R G E N T C A R E CO M M U N I T Y H E A LT H C E N T E R S PAT I E N T S E R V I C E S P R I VAT E P H Y S I C I A N S O F F I C E S D E N TA L S U I T E S R E S E A R C H & D E V E LO P M E N T FAC I L I T I E S D I A G N O S T I C L A B S 978.456.2800 | WWW.MAUGEL.COM | @MAUGELARCH Strengthening Brain Injury Supports Seve n Hill s 81 Hope Avenue, Worcester, MA 01603 • 508.983.1323 • www.sevenhills.org Seven Hills NeuroCare (SHNC) supports people with brain injuries in their transition from clinical facilities by providing person-centered, community-based rehabilitation through day and residential programs, to identify each person's life goals and the steps needed to achieve them. The SHNC Interdisciplinary Team includes: Through a distinctive array of comprehensive supports, the Seven Hills NeuroCare team works to restore hope, independence and dreams. To learn more, call 508.983.1323 or visit www.sevenhills.org. n Certified Brain Injury Specialists (CBIS) n Clinical Behavior Specialists n Medical Doctors n Certified Co-occurring Treatment Specialists n Allied Health Professionals n Psychiatrists n Mental Health Counselors n Neuropsychologists n Neurologists MacLauchlan, president and CEO of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, pointed out at the Worcester 2025 Health Care Summit that a number of variables could skew the final cost. For example, elective procedures may be straightforward, but patients who are admitted through the emergency room present a more complicated pic- ture, he added. Predictions In the coming years, healthcare ex- perts anticipate the decline of the aca- demic medical center and the rise of urgent care clinics. According to Dr. Eric W. Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care, hos- pitals will serve the sickest patients, and sub-acute care will be delivered in community hospitals and urgent care clinics, or remotely. Patients will no longer drive long distances to sit and wait for hours in emergency rooms when they can zip down to a local clinic, manned by qualified staff, such as nurse practitioners or physi- cian assistants, who collaborate with primary care physicians. e result? Convenience, satisfied consumers, integrated, high-quality medical care and lower costs. Tobias Barker, vice president of medical operations for CVS Health's Minute Clinics, said these urgent care clinics would serve another purpose: In addition to treatment from profes- sional medical staff, pharmacists will be available to ensure patients con- tinue to use appropriate medications, particularly those patients who don't regularly see a doctor. e health care system will con- tinue to face challenges in the coming years: federal regulations currently number approximately 300,000 pages and the $1 billion remake of ICD-10, or International Classification of Dis- eases, which is published by the World Health Organization and used to clas- sify and code diagnoses, symptoms and procedures, will require providers to memorize approximately 170,000 specific medical codes. Halamka said that to create an effective national ecosystem, tomorrow's health care will require partnerships and connec- tions, based on core competencies, best practices and evidence-based medicine. Yet with an information exchange system more advanced than that of any other state, Massachusetts is positioned to lead the way in health care reform. n Steven MacLauchlan, President & CEO, St. Vincent Hospital Tobias Barker, Vice President of Medical Operations, CVS Health's Minute Clinic