Becker's Healthcare September 8, 2023
Many hospitals and health systems realize they need to develop and implement an ASC plan. But knowing at the outset of the process how an ASC will fit into your broader organizational vision will make for better decision-making later on.
This means understanding why your hospital or health system needs an ASC plan to begin with, determining how many ASC ORs and procedure rooms you will need, and understanding the value ASCs will bring to your organization.
Hospital executives need to reflect on the following questions as they consider their ASC strategy:
- Are your hospital ORs and procedure rooms at capacity or underutilized?
- Has surgery migrated out of the hospital to competing ASCs?
- Will you be...