Becker's Healthcare December 15, 2022
Patsy Newitt

Here are five key trends ASC leaders need to know in 2023:

1. Value-based care

ASCs are primed for the transition to value-based care for their ability to offer low-cost, high-quality procedures.

“I’m most excited about the transition in healthcare from fee-for-service reimbursements and payments to value-based payment. I think it’s important to have not just volume, which is the quantity aspect; too often the quality aspect has been undervalued,” Rick Ngo, MD, founder and a general surgeon of Texas Surgical Specialists in Fort Worth, told Becker’s.

Although the transition might hurt volume-based positions, Dr. Ngo said he believes bundled payments will be a contributor in the accessibility of affordable surgical care.

ASC chains, including Optum,...

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