Becker's Healthcare November 8, 2023
While hospital systems have several key reasons to affiliate with ASCs, including cost reduction, physician enhancement and value-based care strategies, the key reason systems are affiliating is to increase their outpatient surgical capacity, according to the annual “Hospital Leadership ASC Survey,” conducted by ASC expert group Avanza Healthcare Strategies and published on Nov. 8.
The demand for outpatient procedures are on the rise, especially in specialties like ophthalmology and orthopedics.
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