Becker's Healthcare April 10, 2024
ASCs are becoming an increasingly popular site of service for patients, and payers are taking note.
UnitedHealthcare’s 2023 site-of-service policy, which went into effect last April, is one effort from payers that could push procedures to the ASC setting.
Here are four reasons payers are looking to ASCs:
1. Convenience
As the “shopping era” of healthcare continues, patients and payers are looking to ASCs for the convenience they provide to patients compared to hospitals.
“Providing procedures on an outpatient and/or short-term hospital stay basis encourages patients to recover in a home or rehab setting, allowing them to be with family and/or an environment focused on recovery to reasonable self sufficiency,” Paula Autry, CEO of Leadership DNAmics, told...
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