Becker's Healthcare October 17, 2023
Les Jebson, regional administrator at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, joined Becker’s to discuss the threats to outpatient growth and what procedures are moving to the ASC setting.
Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly for brevity and clarity.
Question: What is the biggest threat to outpatient migration?
Les Jebson: 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...
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