Becker's Healthcare June 23, 2022
As operation costs skyrocket and reimbursements stagnate, ASCs are facing huge challenges to maintaining profitability. Here are five factors that can make or break ASCs in the coming years, according to seven ASC leaders.
1. Supply chain strategy
Supply chain issues have been burdening ASCs since early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, and disruptions aren’t expected to ease for a while.
Successful ASCs will maintain a creative supply chain strategy — accessing different supply channels and thinking ahead about potential shortages.
Brandon Thompson, RN, administrator of CarePlex Orthopaedic ASC in Hampton, Va., told Becker’s his team is having trouble returning back to sole-source supply contracts, making it difficult to buy things at a discount.
“Supply allocations...
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