Becker's Healthcare April 28, 2023
Debra Fin, administrator of Midland, Mich.-based Great Lakes Bay Surgery & Endoscopy Center, joined Becker’s to discuss what will disrupt the ASC industry next.
Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for brevity and clarity.
Question: What will disrupt the ASC industry next?
Debra Fin: The old news is still active. ASCs will continue to see clinical staff recruitment woes and rising personnel expenses — particularly operating room circulators. Without the right staff and a stable group of teammates, it challenges the culture of an ASC and takes a great deal of operational focus to orient, integrate and support the standard of excellence and patient safety that ASCs deliver. We are continually working with staff to train, orient and...