Becker's Healthcare May 19, 2023
Two ASC administrators joined Becker’s to share how they have adapted their management approaches to keep costs down.
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Question: How has your cost containment strategy changed in the last year?
Barbara Clancy-Sweeney. Administrator at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia): Prioritizing [our] ASC because it is a lower-cost option for patients and insurance payments are typically lower. It is always run efficiently while keeping costs down. The only thing we’re doing differently is cutting agency and travel RNs and techs, as it is extremely expensive. We find the post-COVID era is finally normalizing some...
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