Here are four insights into ASC management in 2018:
1. Reasons ASCs should consider hiring a team partner
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III published several reasons ASCs should consider hiring a team partner, or an organization specializing in ready-built teams.
2. Former surgery center operator shared tips for boosting staff satisfaction, trimming turnover
Inflection 360 Managing Partner Michael Roub shared strategies for keeping employees happy and reducing turnover, including seeking input and feedback.
3. Key challenges for directors of nursing working in ASCs
Directors of nursing working in ASCs often wear many hats, including handling staffing issues, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health. Kathleen Bernicky and Carla Daley, RN, clinical operations leaders for Regent Surgical Health, shared how regulatory and staffing requirements are key issues for an ASC on Regent's blog
4. The signs of burnout all ASC administrators should watch out for
Even when surgery centers are doing well, it can be easy for ASC administrators to feel burned out, according to Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems. Ann Geier, RN, chief nursing officer at Surgical Information Systems, shared on SIS' blog the top three warning signs administrators may be experiencing burnout