Advisory Board April 22, 2024
Radio Advisory’s Rachel Woods sat down with Advisory Board experts Isis Monteiro, Miles Cottier, and Paul Trigonoplos, to discuss what’s next for the future of surgery, and what it will take for health systems to make surgical care profitable again.
Below is a summary of key takeaways from the interview. Download the episode for the full conversation.
The challenges facing surgery and how health systems can respond
According to Monteiro, Cottier, and Trigonoplos, the future of surgery isn’t solely dependent on new technologies and innovations.
The main challenge for healthcare systems is the growing demand for surgeries and the limited supply of ORs, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. On top of that, hospitals are seeing increasing costs per case with potential margin...