Becker's Healthcare August 21, 2024
A prevalent issue in healthcare for several years has been increased strain on physicians, hospitals and other healthcare workers — and ASCs may be the solution.
Becker’s connected with Beth LaBouyer, RN, executive director at the California Ambulatory Surgery Association, to discuss multipronged benefits ASCs offer to hospitals.
Editor’s note: This response has been edited lightly for length and clarity.
Question: What are some key ways ASCs can alleviate the burden on hospitals, particularly in terms of patient volume, resource allocation and specialized care delivery?
Beth LaBouyer: There is still a high volume of ASC-eligible cases that are being handled in hospitals unnecessarily — those need to be shifted to ASCs. Because ASCs focus on certain surgery types, they can...
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