Becker's Healthcare February 27, 2023
ASCs are historically reimbursed at lower levels than hospital outpatient departments, and as operating costs soar, many leaders are worried about how low reimbursements will affect their ability to meet margins.
“[Hospital outpatient departments] offer the same hours as the ASC, with the added hospital benefits and increased wages,” Sandra Berreth, RN, director of the Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif., told Beckers. “How can ASCs compete with that? Simply, we can’t, so every day, we work at breakneck speed and efficiency, employing everything we know to maintain the cleanest environment and safest working conditions, and above all, we keep the patient safe, with the highest patient satisfaction rate in the industry.”
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