Becker's Healthcare October 16, 2023
Procedures are continuing to move to the outpatient setting, which is driving ASC growth, but obstacles remain.
Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest threats to outpatient migration.
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for length and clarity.
Les Jebson. Regional Administrator at Prisma Health (Greenville, S.C.): The single greatest threat is not in bricks and mortar, or implants and supplies or payer reimbursements. Instead, it is systemic national shortages of perioperative professionals, starting with certified registered nurse anesthetists, surgical technologists and registered nurses. Those that create a team-based care environment, offer flexible staffing and benefits and tight orchestration of procedure scheduling at specific locations will be better positioned to deal with this threat.
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