Becker's Healthcare March 23, 2023
Issues including staffing shortages, payer reimbursements and hospital/health system competition are putting pressure on ASCs in 2023.
Question: What are the biggest threats facing ASCs this year?
Editor’s note: Responses were lightly edited for length and clarity.
Jess Huckins, BSN, RN. Administrator of Black Hills Surgery Center of Wyoming (Gillette): Declining insurance reimbursement is the biggest threat.
John Stewart. CEO and Founder of Total Spine & Orthopedics (Melbourne, Fla.): The biggest threat that our surgery centers are currently facing in the state of Florida is the monumental insurance tort reform House Bill 837 that Gov. Ron Desantis wants to pass. There are many points in the bill that pose a threat to Florida families, and the...