Becker's Healthcare September 7, 2023
Disruptors pose a threat to healthcare as a whole, including ASCs.
Here are three of the biggest disruptors concerning ASC leaders in 2023:
1. Increasing supply costs
About half of U.S. hospitals ended 2022 with negative margins, and cost reduction is top of mind for industry leaders. ASCs are presented with unique financial challenges compared to large, health system-backed hospitals.
“Increasing costs of resources and health systems that continue to prioritize resources for hospital services and that do not pursue alignment with physicians are the biggest threat to ASCs,” Paula Autry, CEO of Leadership DNAmics in Grass Lake, Mich., told Becker’s.
2. Staffing shortages
Although ASCs have the potential to provide physicians with more autonomy, something many...
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