Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2019
The ASC arena is changing quickly as CMS contemplates moving total joint replacements to the ASC payable list, site-neutral payments and increased price transparency mandates.
Here, four leaders in the ASC industry answer questions about big trends affecting the future.
Q: How do you think the ASC space will evolve in the next five to 10 years?
Kari Gantt. Administrative Director of Gastroenterology Associates of S.W. Florida (Fort Myers and Cape Coral, Fla.): Consolidation. I believe there will be a marked increase in the number of joint ventures between hospitals and ASCs due to patient care shifts to outpatient markets — hospital systems will be forced to look at outpatient options to capture lost inpatient volumes. More private equity firms...
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