Becker's Healthcare September 15, 2023
While ASCs are designed to be hyper-focused on providing outpatient surgical procedures for patients, sometimes they are forced to deal with patient care encounters beyond their intended scope.
Especially in rural or underserved parts of the country, ASCs can routinely encounter patients who do not regularly see a primary care physician and may be living with undiagnosed chronic conditions that can interfere with surgical procedures.
In these cases, ASCs can play a role in primary patient care through preoperative treatment, patient referrals and more.
Mark Mayo, founder and owner of Chicago-based Mark Mayo Healthcare Consultants, spoke with Becker’s about the role that some ASCs and their staff have to play in providing care far beyond their job...
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