Becker's Healthcare September 19, 2022
From high patient deductibles to supply chain issues, five ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest disruptors of the industry.
Editor’s note: Responses were edited lightly for clarity and brevity.
Jackie McLaughlin, RN. Administrator of the Northwoods Surgery Center (Woodruff, Wis.): For me, the two biggest disruptors in the ASC industry are the decreased availability of healthcare professionals and the uneven increase in business operation costs vs. reimbursements. Physician and nursing shortages are projected to exponentially get worse in the next coming years while our current physicians and nurses are already being asked to do more to compensate for the shortages.
I fear industrywide burnout will create a snowball effect with the looming shortages. Adding to...
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