Becker's Healthcare August 9, 2024
More hospitals are shuttering services and facing financial challenges amid soaring costs and declining reimbursements.
Five leaders joined Becker’s to discuss how these market changes affect ASCs and how they’re shifting centers’ day-to-day workflow.
Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Question: How will ASCs be affected by the increase in hospitals shuttering services?
Jason Jundt, MD. Vascular specialist in Bend, Ore. This is a regional issue and multifactorial. In areas where hospitals, ASCs and physicians are aligned, this could result in increased efficiency, lower cost of care and greater patient satisfaction. Unfortunately, most of these closures of hospitals and discontinuation of services will happen in rural areas without ASC options and will directly...
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