Healthcare Design, Apr 2010 by Hutlock, Todd
At the recently completed ASHE PDC conference in San Diego, it was the topic of conversation – the looming specter of healthcare reform. In sessions, keynotes, on the sales floor, at dinners, and on every television set you happened by in hotel lobbies, talk of healthcare reform dominated the week.
But what I found interesting was that, based on my personal conversations anyway, politics didn’t really figure into the discussion. Sure, there were opinions voiced (some louder than others), but for the most part, everyone just wanted to know what was going to happen. As one particularly astute vendor told me, “Regardless of your political leanings, we all just want to know the rules so we can get on with business.” That sentiment was echoed by nearly everyone I encountered.
It speaks to the effect that reform is going to have on the healthcare design and construction industry that many have reached the point that they just want something to happen so business can go on. One can hardly blame owners for not wanting to commit potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to new construction or renovation without knowing what’s going to happen – the rug could get pulled out from under them to the tune of many, many zeroes
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