Becker's Healthcare August 29, 2023
Les Jebson, regional administrator at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, joined Becker’s to discuss the misconceptions of ASCs and how declining physician pay could affect the industry.
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for brevity and clarity.
Question: What misconception do people have about the ASC industry?
Les Jebson: One of my professional goals remains in informing and educating colleagues and consumers alike about the value proposition that ASCs provide in the care of patient populations. ASCs are not new.
However, innovation and advancement in procedural-based care — device materials, anesthetics, techniques — are allowing ASCs to be a valuable component of overall integrated care delivery. When I started my career, joint replacements were four- to seven-day hospital...
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