Special Report: Positive signs for specialty facilities

OWNERS AND OPERATORS SAY SOME RECENT CHANGES ARE ENCOURAGING

By Dan Emerson

Owners and operators of specialty outpatient facilities told InterFace Medical Office conference attendees that things are looking up after a bleak 2009.
Photo courtesy of InterFace Conference Group

With uncertainty over the effects of healthcare reform and a constantly-shifting healthcare landscape – including dwindling reimbursements – how will specialty outpatient facilities fare in the short- and long-term?

That was the focus of a panel discussion at the InterFace Medical Office West real estate conference, which was held in recent weeks at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The discussion, which was part of Atlanta-based France Publication’s InterFace real estate conference series, was titled, “The Short- and Long-Term Outlook for Specialty Outpatient Facilities.”