‘Physician champions’ key to ASC partnership success
Becker's Healthcare November 11, 2024
ASCs, hospitals, health systems and investment groups have increasingly looked to joint venture partnerships over the past year as a strategy for growing practices and expanding access to care.
Outpatient surgery was the top service line for joint partnerships in a VMG Health survey of healthcare leaders earlier this year, and Becker’s has reported on at least 55 hospitals and health systems that opened ASCs in 2023 alone.
Several leaders joined Becker’s on a Nov. 2 panel at the 30th annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss the benefits and challenges of joint ventures for ASCs.
“There are definitely benefits to partnering with a large health system,” said Beth Inman, MSN, director of nursing for Akron,...