Becker's Healthcare August 28, 2020
Twenty ASC owners, administrators and operators share one bold prediction about new specialties and procedures, mergers and acquisitions, and overall outlook for the ASC industry.
David Christensen, MD. Sawtooth Surgery Center (Twin Falls, Idaho): We have seen the development of multimodal pain management programs and minimally invasive access techniques. Couple these with the need to control healthcare spending nationally and CMS considerations for expansion of the list of procedures to be taken off of the inpatient only list. I see these factors coming together to significantly increase the ASC’s market share in operative treatment across many specialties. ASCs could become the primary option for people to consider for operative care of medical problems, with hospitals being reserved instead primarily for...