October 2023 • Vol. 2023 No. 7
The role ASCs may play in
primary care
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.
Good news, bad news for
physicians
Three pieces of good news and three
pieces of bad news for physicians.
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'We have to adjust': 5
ASC leaders on meeting
workforce expectations
Five ASC administrators share their predictions on what
the future holds for the outpatient surgery workforce
20+
STORIES INSIDE
Where independent ASCs stand today p. 18
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SAVE THE DATE
IN THIS ISSUE:
The 3 trends
keeping ASC
leaders up at night
p. 7
The biggest
misconceptions
about
gastroenterology
p. 15
Why these health
systems are
investing in ASCs
p. 17
Optum's powerful
physician workforce:
5 stats to know
p. 18
Where nurses, CDC
don't see eye to eye
p. 20
The perfect CEO
personality? No
such thing
p. 22
