The Nursing Shortage & Patient Safety: The Ambulatory Surgery Center Solution
The current nursing shortage was predicted for quite some time. With the boomer generation of nurses retiring and a lower number of nursing students enrolling, it was bound to happen. What the industry was not expecting was the exasperation of burnout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to even more staffing shortages. A 2021 survey by the American Nurses Foundation found that 41% of nurses cited insufficient staffing as the...
Leapfrog Group Reports Better Patient Experiences at Ambulatory Surgery Centers
As part one of a three-part series, Leapfrog Group recently published a report about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient experience in outpatient surgical care. The report found that patients who had a same-day surgery were more satisfied with their care in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) than in hospital outpatient departments in all four domains of patient experience. Patients were overwhelmingly more willing to recommend an ASC than...
Ambulatory Surgery Centers Perform Best in Patient Surveys
In a recent report from The Leapfrog Group, 2020 CAHPS surveys show that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) were rated significantly higher than other facilities (HOPDs) across all areas of patient experience. ...