Advisory Board May 15, 2024
U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday released its inaugural “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” rankings, recognizing 717 high-performing facilities across four different specialty areas.
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Methodology
For the rankings, U.S. News partnered with CareJourney to evaluate almost 5,000 ASCs in four different specialty areas:
- Colonoscopy & Endoscopy
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedics & Spine
- Urology
Single-specialty ASCs received a single rating in their relevant specialty while multi-specialty ASCs received up to four separate ratings. Roughly 2,000 ASCs were rated in each of the first three specialties, and around 700 were rated in urology.
To assess ASC performance, U.S. News and CareJourney analyzed data from Medicare fee-for-service claims between 2020 and 2022 for five outcome areas:
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