Convenient, safe and affordable, outpatient surgical centers (ASC) are taking over the healthcare landscape. Patients are saving as much as 61 percent on same-day procedures and outpatient centers are outclassing hospitals in areas of patient safety, satisfaction and preventable deaths.[1]

Presently, more than 5,000 outpatient facilities operate in the U.S. They’ve grown in number at an annual rate of about eight percent since 2000 and represent roughly 40 percent of total health system spending in the U.S. Outpatient centers are heavily concentrated in California, Florida and Texas – states with large numbers of retiring baby boomers.

More hospital employers have realized the value of the outpatient model recently and have adopted plans for expansion. Margins hover around 26 percent and outpatient populations are typically healthier and better insured. Additionally, Medicare payments to outpatient facilities have increased 11.4 percent year over year.

But as standalone outpatient centers continue to penetrate less densely populated areas of the U.S., sourcing qualified surgeons, nurses and therapists will present challenges to healthcare employers and investors exploring new markets.

To that end, the StayStaffed Candidate Direct Marketplace enables outpatient facilities nationwide to source hard-to-find, highly-skilled candidates. The Marketplace healthcare staffing solution is web-based and provides functionality to support contract data, requisitioning, vendor compliance, candidate screening, credentialing and licensure documentation, workflow automation, applicant processing and billing.

The Marketplace is supported by the industry standard of a 2- 3% fee charged directly to healthcare staffing agencies for placing candidates. Healthcare employers and ASCs incur no cost for the service.

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[1] Ambulatory Surgery Centers. A Postitive Trend in Healthcare. www.ascassociation.org