Healthcare Finance News August 17, 2022
Susan Morse

For 2023, CMS has removed 10 procedures from the Inpatient Only list in its proposed rule, with comments due by September 13.

Ambulatory surgical centers are gaining traction in the outpatient market. ASCs continue to perform more than half of all U.S. outpatient surgical procedures, and they can expect to see greater volumes as the number of outpatient procedures increase by an estimated 15% by 2028, according to Fortune Business Insights.

Over the next 10 years, surgeries are projected to grow 25% at ambulatory surgery centers and 18% at both hospital outpatient departments and physician offices, according to a report published this year by Sg2. The reason for the increase in ASC growth is cost, according to Kemal Erkan, chairman...

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