Becker's Healthcare April 25, 2024
Here are two wins and two losses that ASCs are experiencing:
Wins
ASC leadership pay grows
According to the 2023 OR Manager survey, ASC leaders saw an increase in compensation in 2023, with 68% of respondents reporting a total annual compensation of $120,000 or more, up from 50% in 2022.
Less than 14% of respondents reported earning less than $100,000.
More procedures approved for ASCs
CMS added 11 nondental procedures to the ASC-covered list that were not included in the proposed rule.
“We thank CMS for heeding our request to move additional surgical procedures — including total shoulder arthroplasty — onto the ASC payable list,” Ambulatory Surgery Center Association CEO Bill Prentice said in a Nov. 2 news release. “Doing...