Becker's Healthcare February 21, 2024
Physicians, ASCs and health systems alike have been rattled by — and relieved to learn about — recent changes in healthcare.
Here are three pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news for ASC administrators to know in 2024:
The good
1. CMS projected total ASC payments will hit about $7.1 billion in 2024, an increase of about $207 million compared to estimated 2023 Medicare payments, according to a recent report from VMG Health.
2. Independent ASCs are going strong. In 2023, 68% of the ASC market was independent, according to the VMG report.
3. The mean annual salary of outpatient administrators is $122,870, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This is 66%...
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