KevinMD December 7, 2024
Shakeel Ahmed, MD

“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”
– Henry Ford.

The changing landscape of health care, along with a rising trend among patients for more affordable, manageable, and specialized solutions, has made ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) gain noticeable traction as a preferred surgical option. The value ASCs provide to patients, providers, and insurers is a perfect combination of convenience, safety, and cost savings. Here are ten data- and research-driven reasons ASCs work for several types of surgeries.

1. Cost-effectiveness. ASCs equate to massive savings for everyone: consumers, insurers, and the health care system as a whole. ASCs are stand-alone centers that perform only outpatient procedures, which means lower overhead costs than hospitals and therefore a lower...

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