Becker's Healthcare December 31, 2025
As ASCs take on more volume and higher-acuity procedures, technology decisions are becoming less about innovation for innovation’s sake and more about operational survival.
CMS continues to move procedures out of the hospital and into lower-cost outpatient settings, while ASCs face persistent staffing challenges, tightening margins and rising supply and labor costs. In that environment, leaders say technology can no longer be viewed simply as a competitive differentiator. It must deliver clear, near-term operational value.
Rather than chasing the newest tools on the market, ASC leaders advise focusing on sequencing adoption, strengthening foundational systems and using technology to reduce friction for staff and patients.
For Tara Good-Young, CASC, CEO of PDI Surgery Center in Windsor, Calif., the most immediate value...
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