ASCs have taken center stage of many hospital and health systems’ growth and development strategies in recent years as they look to expand access and lower costs while aligning with value-based ...
The ASC industry faces an array of pressures in the year ahead, from rising costs and payer issues and a struggling physician workforce. As the demand for surgical services in the U.S. intensifies ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been using prior authorization for selected Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) services ...
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) generated $45 billion in revenue in 2024, a figure projected to climb to $57 billion by 2030. ASC volumes are expected to expand by 9% between 2023 and 2028, ...
Current Clinic launches specialized care model for AFib patients; completes inaugural cardiac ablation procedures in Carlsbad ambulatory surgery center CARLSBAD, N.M., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ...
Article was reposted with permission from ECG Management. The role of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in a health system’s ecosystem is essential to long-term success and will continue to expand.
Prices rose 11% at ambulatory surgery centers after they were bought by Optum, probably because the newly acquired providers were able to negotiate higher prices with insurers, according to a new ...