Becker's Healthcare July 26, 2022
In the next five years, ASCs will be pushed towards value-based contracts to keep procedure costs low, according to Andy Poole, manager of ASC business solutions at the Emergency Care Research Institute in Plymouth Meeting, Va.
Mr. Poole joined Becker’s to discuss what ASC competition will look like in five years and how it has shifted in the last five.
Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for clarity and length.
Question: What will ASC competition look like in 5 years?
Andy Poole: With further legislative changes promoting price transparency set to begin in this window, I fully expect to see a greater focus on competition on cost of the procedure to the patient, as well as outcomes....