Becker's Healthcare April 7, 2023
Three industry leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what the ASC industry will look like for the next decade.
Question: What will the ASC industry look like in the next 10 years?
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for brevity and clarity.
Leslie Jebson. Regional Administrator at Prisma Health (Greenville, S.C.): Continued evolution in surgical technique and anesthetics will continue to allow for higher-acuity, more complex procedures to migrate toward the outpatient arena. Cost containment pressures from payers will continue to encourage the movement to outpatient or one-day surgical/procedural interventions.
Additionally, staffing and lifestyle considerations will continue to make the ASC environment one of the most desirable from a clinical and clerical support staffing perspective. Underutilized ASCs will...