This Week in Surgery Centers

Improving the Patient Experience: Best Practices for Pre-Assessment Workflows

For the final episode of our Improving the Patient Experience series, show co-host Grant Duncan and Marta Shultz, a clinical workflow expert at HST Pathways, join Alex to unpack pre-assessments — why they’re essential for patient safety and satisfaction, when to complete them, how many forms you actually need, and practical ways ASC leaders can reduce nurse phone time and cut cancellations and delays.

In our data segment, we analyze gynecology benchmarks from 33,000+ cases across 99 centers. OR block utilization fell 10% year over year to 41%, while a number of financial metrics improved. We cover trends to watch, and steps leaders can take to curb operational challenges at their own centers.

Resources mentioned:

HST Pathways State of the Industry Report

HST Pathways Gynecology Benchmark Report

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