Becker's Healthcare March 18, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what they think will disrupt the ASC industry next. From anesthesia coverage to labor costs, these are their predictions.

Question: What will disrupt the ASC industry next?

Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

Thomas Feldman. CEO of the Center for Health ASC (Peoria, Ill.): The increase in wages necessary to retain and recruit to skilled professional positions continues to well outpace any real or even projected rise in reimbursements. The availability of anesthesia providers is a limiting factor to flexibility and hampers the opportunity for sustained increased volume in the near term.

Kris Mineau. CEO and Co-Founder of Constitution Surgery Alliance (Avon, Conn.): Anesthesia coverage. While the...

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