Project Manager Respiratory Therapist

ROBERT D. LUNT

RRT., PA., MBA

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Leawood, Kansas 66206

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CAREER SUMMARY

Senior level healthcare executive with a forty- year track record of reducing expenses and

increasing efficiencies, while improving quality outcomes, physician relationships and staff morale.

Comprehensive management capabilities in all aspects of Heart and Cancer Centers, Group Practice and Urgent Cares. Expertise established in for-profit and not-for-profit environments, large integrated hospital systems, academic centers, managed care markets and physician practice development. Strategic, conceptual thinker, creative change agent adapt at leadership development and team environments. Dynamic and forward thinking individual who is proactive rather than reactive

EDUCATION

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)

Emphasis in Computers and Information Systems

University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1996

Graduate Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

The University of Chicago Hospital and Clinics

Chicago, Illinois

1979

Physician’s Assistant (PA)

Bachelor of Health Science

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

1978

Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1974

College of Liberal Arts & Science

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

College of Arts and Science 1968

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

Interim Administrator / Project Manager, Respiratory Therapist, Physician Assistant

CERNER Millennium, CERNE ONCOLOGY, McKesson,

ATHENA, E Clinical Works, EPIC, VARIAN VARIS

Installs at Major medical centers along with other EMR Vendors, Practice Management, and Billing Systems/ Solutions.

CAREER SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW

Skilled Project Manager and Healthcare Executive with a deep clinical background.

Certified Physician’s Assistant and Respiratory Therapist who has transitioned into a senior level healthcare executive.

Successful large-scale projects of EPIC, Cerner Millennium, CERNER ONCOLOGY, McKesson, ATHENA PULMONARY AND ONCOLOGY Practices and E Clinical Works.

Clinical background enables me to work at a detail Project Manager level, interacting with all clinical and administrative departments, while also having an exceptional understand of the executive level of projects.

Project Manager for complete I.T. system acquisition and instillation for a client site Texas. Provided the assessment, hired the onsite CIO, and managed the complete activation of the entire hospital I.T. clinical, and EMR systems (Meditech and GE Centricity applications).

Over thirty year track record of reducing expenses and increasing efficiencies, while improving quality outcomes, physician relationships and staff morale.

Part of the Executive Team for the Cerner Millennium implementation project across 16 hospitals in Kansas City. Met with the Senior Executive Team to provide direction and oversight of all Cerner modules.

Was on the Senior Executive Team that named and selected Cerner Millennium for the organization wide EMR.

Comprehensive management capabilities in all aspects of healthcare

Expertise established in for-profit and not-for-profit environments, large integrated hospital systems, academic centers, managed care markets and physician practice development.

Strategic, conceptual thinker, creative change agent adept at leadership development and team environments.

Dynamic and forward thinking individual who is proactive rather reactive

Hutchinson Regional Physician Network (HRPN) Nov 2019 – Aug 2020

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center

Interim Medical Practice Director

Hutchinson, Kansas

Continue ongoing efforts to establish the Pulmonologist Clinic.

Established and build a new Hematology and Oncology Clinc

Coordinate and implement all staffing, operations and efficiencies for the clinic

Address and resolve staffing, IS, equipment issues and needed training

Provide expertise in clinic coordination, scheduling and interdepartmental operations

Develop and implement appropriate dashboards for the clinic

Monitor clinic performance to achieve proforma projections

Improve information flow between clinic and other departments and systems

ATHENA EMR implementation: documentation, billing, operations.

Establish and refine the revenue cycle management process

Develop an outreach plan. Focus efforts on McPherson, Lyons and Ellinwood

Recommend plans for future service line growth

Integrate the Cardio-Vascular Surgeon into the overarching, physician network

Establish and organize the new Cancer Service hired staff and set up services.

Onboard the new Medical Oncology provider and hire the new staff.

Purchase and install all the equipment and services for the new oncology clinic

THE ONCOLOGY CENTER July 2017 – July 2018

Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Lawrence, Kansas

Interim Director Oncology

Executive responsible for preparing business and operational planning

Submitted Capital Plan 2018

Submitted Financial Plan 2018

Daily responsible for a 5 MD Providers clinic with 1 APRN daily clinic

15 Chain Infusion Center

18 FTE RN Infusion Nurses

6 FTE RN Physician Clinic

8 FTE Admitting and scheduling staff

2 Managers for RN and Office practice

2 Social Workers 2 Coding Staff

Outreach Cancer Clinic in Ottawa, Kansas

CERNER EMR for Oncology operations and billing

PARKVIEW HEALTH February 2016 – June 2016

PARKVIEW PHYSICIANS GROUP

Bryan, Ohio

Interim Project Manager

EPIC / EMR over site for the 7 Practice clinics and 25 Providers.

Executive responsible for operations of 7 Clinics sites with 75 FTEs and 25 providers.

Executive responsible for the five (5) active projects.

Executive responsible for the new 10,000 sq. ft. Medical Office building, in Wauseon, Ohio.

Establishing the new Virginia Mason Patient Flow Model.

Executive responsible for re-opening the First Care Clinic in Archbold, Ohio.

Executive responsible for the new Occupational Medicine Clinic in Archbold, Ohio

Executive responsible for the new DOT Clinic in Archbold, Ohio

Executive responsible for the new Family Medicine clinic relocation in Van Wert, Ohio

Executive responsible for starting the new ATU –Anticoagulation Therapy Unit, Bryon, Ohio

Executive responsible for the establishing Dashboards for all the Providers

Drive initiatives geared towards improvement in employee engagement.

400 patients / daily across the group practice sites.

THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CLINIC August 2015 – October 2015

Craig, Colorado

Interim Clinic Practice Administrator

Responsible for the new EMR/ATHENA instillation for the entire clinic. Live September 1 2015

Family Medicine Practice: 2 MD and 3 PA-C

Convenient Care Walk in Clinic

Pediatric Clinic: 2 MD

General Surgery: 2 MD

Orthopedic Surgery: 1 MD and 1 PA-C

Women Health and OB/GYN: 1 MD

Visiting Physician Specialty Clinic: 2 clinics a month Oncology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, ENT

Clinical Support Staff: 4 RN, 1 LPN, 9 MA

Reception Staff: 4 Receptions

Business Office: 4 Clinical Billers

Revenue Cycle Manger: 1 FTE

Responsible for the assessment, establishing management processes and administrative controls

Member of the Senior Executive Team for the health system.

RIDEOUT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER January 2015 – July 2015

Marysville, CA

Transition Planning Executive

New 6 Story Medical Center

Interim Executive

Transition Executive responsible for all capital and movement planning activites.

$230 MM new 6 story hospital, 220,000 square foot facility.

Procurement Team member purchasing over $23 MM of new capital equipment.

1st Floor: New entry pavilion, gift shop, registration, Diagnostic Imaging services

Non-Invasive diagnostic services, Dietary and Café,

Expanded Emergency Room.

2nd Floor: 2 Cath Labs, 1 Hybrid Room and 10 Cath lab prep and recovery bays,

20 Med Surg Beds, 2 Room Endo Suite

Shells for 2 Future Operating Rooms.

3rd Floor: 36 Private Medical/Surgical Beds, Telemetry Nursing Unit

4th Floor: Maternity & Well-Baby 12 bed Post-Partum and 24 Bed Med/Surg Unit (16

Private) and Well-Baby Nursery with 15 Bassinets

5th Floor: Labor and Delivery 12 Labor & Delivery Rooms, 2 C Section Rooms, Ante

Partum Testing Unit, Triage, Physician Lounge

6th Floor: Mechanical Space HVAC, Air Handling Unit

7th Floor: Helipad: 120 x 120 Helipad for Helicopters

RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP August 2014 – December 2015

Kankakee, Illinois

Cardiovascular Services Group

Interim Administrator

E Clinical Works –EMR interface to the Riverside Medical Group and Hospital system.

Executive responsible to form the new Cardiology Group Practice.

Two Cardiac Surgeon’s, two Interventional Cardiologist, one Non Invasive Cardiologist.

Coordinate the three different office locations.

Establish new outreach program first time to offer this service.

Establish new staffing and clinical services.

Re-establish new employees to fill the 50% staff vacancy and stabilize the clinical services.

Prepare the new 2015 budget and capital requests.

Recruit and hire new Non Invasive Cardiologist

On board local Cardiologist to the group, acquire the practices and interface all operations.

Establish billing functions, policies and procedures for the new group.

Coordinate the non-invasive office testing with the hospital outpatient testing.

Part of the EPIC implementation Team for the Cardiovascular Medial Group Practice.

ST. JOSEPH RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Dignity Health, Phoenix

University of Arizona Cancer Center March 2014 – July 2014

Interim Manager

Radiation Oncology

Executive over site for the New ARIA EMR system.

Executive management for the instillation of the New True Beam Varian Linear Accelerator

All Cloud base systems. First instillation in the US.

Day operations management

Preparation all staff training for the new Varian System instillation.

Capital equipment purchasing

Physics staffing support

Maintain all functional daily services for Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife, and HDR.

Administrative support for Physician Clinic three Radiation Oncologist and one Physician Assistant.

40 plus patients daily under beam on the 21EX Varian linac

CENTRAL FLORIDA HEALTH ALLIANCE November 2013 – March 2014

Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Florida

The Villages Regional Hospital, The Villages, Florida

Interim Director – Consultant, The LUNT Group

Ambulatory Services Programs

Administrative over site for the $26MM, 20,000 sq.ft. construction project for the new Leesburg Urgent Care Center opening June 2014

Executive Manager for the current two Urgent Care Centers and two Wound Care Centers.

Administrative over site for the development of the Employee Health services for the system.

Administrative over site for the Wellness Program.

Executive Management for the development and operationalization of the new Occupational Medicine Program for the system starting in early 2014.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA June 2013 - Oct 2013

Madera, California

Interim Manager BE Smith

Physician Practice Services

Specialty Medical Group

Executive over site for the 125 Physician new Athena EMR implementation.

Responsible for the Athena Collector is a cloud-based billing and practice management solution

Improved practice performance and increased revenue. Developed the templates for all services.

Made patient processing and practice workflow more efficient.

Provided complete visibility into the practices.

HIGHLINE MEDICAL GROUP June 2012 – March 2013

Burien, Washington

Interim Administrator

Interim Manager – Consultant The LUNT Group

Executive Leader for the EPIC implementation project for the 56 Physicians.

Executive management for a 56 Physician and Provider Hospital-Owned Practice

Swedish Cancer Center, Joint Venture.

Chemo Therapy Infusion Center.

Radiation Therapy Center.

Cardiology Services

16 Clinics, Primary Care, Ob-Gyn, Internal Medicine.

2 Urgent Care Center

$27 MM Budget with responsible for 197 FTE

Over-site for the new $2Million Urgent Care and Family Practice opened Nov 2012

Strategic Planning, operational review, daily operations, budget preparation

Preparing the Merger Acquisition plan with Franciscan Health.

TAHOE FOREST CANCER CENTER July 2011 – April 2012

Truckee, California

Executive Director

Medical Oncology/Radiation Oncology

Prepared the Varian ARIA information team to install and train both services for a totally new Varian ARIA Med Onc and Rad Onc system.

Leading the team to launch the new $24MM, 14,000 ft. facility opens in spring 2012.

Prepared a 60 day total operational review and assessment plan

Developed a detailed action plan with timetables to address the assessment.

Directing the instillation of the new Varian True Beam and Philips Large Bore PET/CT.

Prepared action plans and operational plans for the staff to move into the new building

Prepared the new Strategic Business Plan for the new center and physician clinic

Established the Radiation Therapy clinical staffing model.

Hired the Chief Physicist and Director of Radiation Oncology.

Provide operational leadership for the UC Davis Cancer Care Network for Med Onc and Rad Oncology.

VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER March 2011 – May 2011

Seattle, Washington

Interventional Cardiology - EP and Cath Labs

Interim Manager – Consultant The LUNT Group

Department assessment of operational, quality, regulatory, financial, strategic plan.

Began to develop multi-year strategies for service line growth

Provided operational leadership to Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology labs

Provided financial leadership to ensure achievement of monthly and annual budget goals

Recruited/developed effective management team to facilitate success in desired operational,

financial, and quality goals.

BASSETT HEALTHCARE June 2010 – March 2011

Cooperstown, New York

Bassett Heart Care Institute

Interim Manager – Consultant The LUNT Group

Daily operations management for the Cardiology services and outreach activities for 13 Cardiologist 6 PA/NP’s and 37 FTE staff in the CV Clinic

Submitted a full operational work flow analysis and staffing support plan to senior management

Developed a re-hiring plan for the 9 FTE’s that left the department in a 30-day time frame.

Submitted to the COO weekly task plan of activities with identified needs and action plans.

COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER March 2010 – May 2010

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Cardiovascular Services

Interim Manager The LUNT Group

Submitted a strategic plan and operation outline for a Cardiology Heart and Vascular Center

Evaluated the need for new outreach clinics.

Submitted a strategic focus plan and identified new CV Clinics in targeted markets.

BOZEMAN DEACONESS CANCER CENTER December 2009 – March 2010

Bozeman, Montana

Interim Director The LUNT Group

Daily operational management for the Cancer Centers Radiation Therapy department, the15 Chair Infusion Center and the 3-physician office practice.

Daily operational management for the 30 FTE staff and 2 Clinical Managers.

Wrote a Radiation Safety Officer job description and promoted the Chief Physicist to this position

Negotiated and signed the Seattle Cancer Center affiliation agreement.

Arranged the onsite meeting with Seattle Cancer Center Executive site team to start the new service.

KALEIDA HEALTH

Global Heart and Vascular Institute

Buffalo, New York April 2009 – November 2009

Director Cardiac Services

Senior Executive Team member for selected Cerner Millennium for the organization wide EMR.

Cardiac Services Executive for the new center $250 MM new center construction and program consolidation opening date 2011.

Oversight management and design of the new 500,000 square foot GHVI at Buffalo General.

Direct responsible for the consolidation planning, benchmarking and system financials

Directing operations for 7 cath labs, 3 EP lab and 2 Vascular and 2 Neurological suites.

Directing all Cardiac surgery, non-invasive cardiology, CT-cardiology services lines

Strategic Business Planning and marketing planning

Designing a fully integrated Cardio-Vascular Information System (CVIS) with PACS.

Position eliminated due to funding, corporate restructuring and reporting realignments

RICHARD E. WINTER CANCER TREATMENT CENTER October 2008 - February 2009

Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center,

Ogdensburg, New York

Interim Director

The LUNT Group

BOZEMAN DEACONESS CANCER CENTER February 2008 - September 2008

Bozeman, Montana

Interim Director

The LUNT Group

INTECK CORPORATION November 2007 – February 2008

Leawood, Kansas

Healthcare Information Technology Firm

Consultant / Project Manager

The LUNT Group

HEART WORKS September 2006 – November 2007

Leawood, Kansas

Associate Cardiovascular Consultant

The LUNT Group

OU MEDICAL CENTER -HCA October 2004 – August 2006

CANCER CENTER

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Director Radiation Oncology and Gamma Knife

Executive leader for the new total system Varian/Varis computer information systems.

Established the fully computerized Varian Technology for scheduling, planning treatments.

Managed the online medical record system with Onco Chart for the physician clinic

Led the team in launching a new $15MM Cancer Center opened November 2004.

Prepared all the vendor contracts and service contracts.

Managed 30 FTE’s and 4 MD’s providing services with 5 Varian accelerators, 120 leaf MLC, Record and Verify, Portal Imaging, IMRT CT Sim, Eclipse treatment planning, Gamma Knife, HDR.

Developed dashboards and productivity report for services and staffing.

Managed monthly budget accountability and performance for this $30MM yearly revenue department.

Managed this service to be recognized as the largest clinical and therapy volume producer in all of the 65 HCA departments.

100 patients on treatment daily and $1MM net-net revenues per month

Established a new software system and integrated billing system tied to the HCA corporate billing accounts for daily billing.

OU Medical Center – HCA March 2004 – October 2004

CANCER CENTER

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Radiation Oncology and Gamma Knife

Interim Manager- The LUNT Group

Oversaw all the operations for this new $14MM Radiation Oncology Center

Prepared a 30-day total operational, review and assessment of all radiation oncology services.

Developed a detail action plan with timetables to address the assessment findings.

Directed the completion and opening of the new $14MM center on November 2004.

Directed the instillation of 3 Varian 2100 C Linac and a full Varian / Varis computer system.

Prepared actions plans and operational plans for the staff for the move to the new center.

Prepared a totally new departmental operations manual and quality assurance process.

Prepared all new job descriptions.

Prepared and submitted the operational budget and capital budget for 2005.

Prepared and successfully passed a full JCAHO review.

Prepared and submitted Strategic Business Plans for the new therapy center and physician clinic.

Prepared the first Radiation Oncology Physics agreement.

ADVENTIST HEALTH TRI-COUNTY June 2003 – December 2003

Northern California Adventist Health System

Executive Director / St. Helena Hospital

St. Helena, California

Responsible for the development of the System Strategic Business Plan

HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

REDBUD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

ST. HELENA HOSPITAL

UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Submitted a regional focus and collaborative approach among all four NCHAS facilities.

Facilitated development of existing cardiology groups to support cardiac and vascular program.

Established a more formal working relationship among CV Physicians

Increase CV-specific marketing efforts….women, non-coronary vascular

Increase outreach efforts/locations

Comprehensives Market Assessment Presentation

Feasibility Study

Physician Focus Group

Business Plan Presentation

Organizational Structure Plan Presentation

Marketing and Outreach Plan Presentation

HEALTH MIDWEST AND ST. LUKE’S HEALTH SYSTEM Kansas City, Kansas / Kansas City, Missouri

January 1999 – February 2002

THE CANCER INSTITUTE

Administrative Director Radiation Therapy & Diagnostic Services

Executive Manager for the first joint venture Health Midwest and St. Luke’s health systems.

Oversaw all operational matters, budgets, revenue, expenses, strategic plans, for four Radiation Therapy Departments $33MM revenue and expense budget.

Oversaw all operational matters for Research, Baptist, Menorah and St. Luke’s Medical Centers.

Lead at team of 40 FTE staff, 4 physicist, 7 Radiation Oncology Physicians

Clinically, programmatically, operationally, submitted operational budgets and capital equipment.

Directed the Gamma Knife services into The Cancer Institute.

Directed the first citywide Mobile PET services for Kansas and Missouri.

Prepared the business plan, capital equipment plan for all four departments.

Prepared and submitted the $3 MM capital equipment selection, purchase, and construction update

for Research Medical Center and St. Luke’s Radiation Therapy departments.

Prepared budgeted, selected and installed the $1 MM Research Medical Center Radiation Therapy department’s new linac room, equipment construction project and department enhancements.

Health Midwest - Hospital Integration Initiative Radiation Oncology

Kansas City, Kansas / Kansas City, Missouri

Administrative Director January 1999 – February 2002

Exective leader the successfully integrated Radiation Oncology Services for a 16 hospital system.

Oversaw the 16 Health Midwest hospital systems with gross revenues of $4.5 Billion.

Prepared a Total System Assessment of all four Radiation Oncology Services in a 16 hospital system

Prepared a total integrated system budget for all four services.

Prepared a total system Strategic Business Plan with five-year total system capital equipment plan. This resulted in a capital avoidance of $1.5 MM expense in the first year.

Executive team member in the Cap Gemini Project, which resulted in a $5 MM saving to the Health Midwest operations and the evolution to the Delta Project, expense reduction plan of $15MM.

HBOC/MCKESSON, Kansas City, Kansas

August 1997- December 1998

Account Executive, Mid America region

Account Executive for the Sisters of Mercy Healthcare System, St. Louis, Missouri.

Responsible for seven state regional systems with 23 hospitals.

Sixth largest Catholic Health System, eighth Major Integrated Delivery System in the US.

SARASOTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Sarasota, Florida

December 1996-May 1997

Executive Director, Cardiovascular Services

Directed the 16 cardiac cost centers into Product Line Business Units, in this 950-bed center.

Oversaw Total Revenues: $80,520,822 Expenses: $24,103,329 FTE's: 338

Managed the new $45MM construction project. Six Siemens Cath labs, two open-heart suites.

Directed all Invasive Cardiac services six Siemens Cath Labs, with Mennen Computers.

Directed all non-invasive services, with Seattle Information Systems.

Developed the first Clinical Information System Director for Cardiology.

St. Joseph Health Care System - CHI

Albuquerque, New Mexico June 1990 – December 1996

Administrative Director –

The Regional Heart Center and The Regional Cancer Center

Direct report to the system CEO, for this 4-hospital regional referral system.

Directed the design, construction, acquiring all the capital equipment and operation

of this $10 MM Regional Heart program. This was the first ever-cardiac services program.

Administrative Director for the Heart and Cancer Centers product lines.

These served a four hospital Integrated Delivery System for the state of New Mexico, and the Catholic Healthcare Initiative.

Developed yearly operation budgets and strategic business plans for these product lines.

Oversaw $60 MM revenue and expense for these two service lines.

Lead a team of 350 FTE’s and 8 managers with direct reporting relations.

Executive member of the Senior Operations Team, and Presidents Council.

Directed all Physician Medical Director contracts and service contracts.

Negotiated the first Radiation Oncology Global Services contract for Lovelace Healthcare.

Developed and submitted the 1st Global Capitated Cardiac Services contract

ORLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,

Orlando, Florida

Administrator – Cardiology Product Line

December 1988 - May 1990

Oversaw revenue and expenses totaling $30 MM and 128 FTE’s, in this 781-bed acute-care center.

Oversaw the and operationally developed the first medical/surgical cardiovascular acute care and post-open heart surgeries 20-bed unit.

Oversaw and designed and operationalized the cardiology services, cath lab and non-invasive services for the new Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women.

Oversaw Developed and designed a totally integrated cardiovascular surgery - cath lab,

20-bed medical/surgical cardiac care unit and 32-bed intensive care unit for the new

$66 MM construction cost, 290,000 sq. ft. ORMC facility.

EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL,

April 1985 - November 1988

Metairie, Louisiana

The Gulf South Heart Center – Administrative Director

Administrator for the in-house based, five-physician group, Cardiology Consultants of Louisiana, clinic and cardiology practice, in this 567-bed, acute care hospital.

The designated visitation site for the first bi-plane digital imaging systems for Siemens Medical.

Oversaw the first Outpatient angiography service in the state.

Oversaw, developed, managed, and marketed the first Diagnostic Cardiology Outreach Services providing comprehensive services to multiple hospitals and clinics.

Featured in National Geographic 1987, their first publication on healthcare technology

RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER,

December 1983 - March 1985

Kansas City, Missouri

Director Cardiovascular Services

Oversaw the design, construction, and operation of a new CV services department.

Executive leader responsible for the purchase and installation of two new Philip cath labs, for this 600-bed regional center.

Oversaw a complete Cardiology Outreach Program, for multiple hospitals and clinics.

Co-Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Services at Research Belton Hospital.

MID-AMERICA HEART GROUP January 1979 – August 1982

Wichita, Kansas

Physician Assistant

First Assistant Physician Assistant in over 500 Open Heart Surgeries.

Trauma and Critical Care Management.

Physician Clinic patient evaluations and post of management.

Daily clinic hospital rounds, admission H&P, and discharge summary.

Full endoscopic procedure assistant with Upper GI and Sigmoidosomy.

Outreach services to Maryville Kansas with monthly clinics on site.

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