Becker's Healthcare July 9, 2024
Claire Wallace

Amid staffing recruiting and retention issues for ASCs, investing in nurse leadership is one way to ensure staff remains engaged and retained.

VMG Health laid out the key benefits of investing in nurses in a July 1 blog post.

Here are five notes on the benefits of nurses and how they contribute to business operations:

1. Regulations require a registered nurse clinical director for Medicare-certified ASCs, as they provide patient safety and compliance during surgical procedures.

2. Nurses also manage the operating schedule, optimize collections and control inventory costs for ASCs to help their bottom lines.

3. When nurses are treated as...

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