Health systems are actively shifting care outpatient in an effort to transform the traditional care delivery system and focus inpatient resources on high acuity procedures.
In June, Sg2, a Vizient company, issued a forecast projecting hospital capacity will change over the next decade, driven by higher patient acuity, staffing shortages and the push to outpatient care delivery. Outpatient surgical volumes are expected to grow 18% over the next decade to 109.5 million cases, according to the report, with total joint replacements and spinal fusions leading the way.
“The shift to the outpatient setting is only intensifying, and at Ochsner, outpatient care continues to be a focus of our strategy,” Pete November, CEO of Ochsner Health in New Orleans, told Becker’s. “First off, it’s what patients want. People want to go home after a treatment or a procedure to heal with their loved ones; it’s more convenient, more flexible and less costly.” Read more.
