Becker's Healthcare January 31, 2023
High-acuity procedures shifting to the ASC setting continued in 2022, according to VMG Health’s “ASCs in 2022: A Year in Review” report released Jan. 26.
According to the report, cardiology, orthopedics and higher-acuity spine procedures moved to ASCs in 2022, with orthopedics being the more common specialty served by ASCs in 2022.
These high-acuity cases give ASCs the opportunity to make more money per case, and ASC chains are taking advantage of the opportunities. By the end of the third quarter, orthopedic and spine procedures made up 20 percent of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International’s volume.
In an Oct. 20 earnings call, Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, USPI’s parent company, said the chain is doubling...
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