Becker's Healthcare December 16, 2025
Patsy Newitt

Adam Berry, CEO of Summit Orthopedics, joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest sticking points Summit has faced as more orthopedic procedures shifted from hospitals to ASCs and how the organization worked with plans and associations to clear the path.

Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly for clarity and length.

Question: Can you talk about the biggest friction points with hospitals that have occurred in the overall migration of procedures to the ASC setting and how Summit overcame them?

Adam Berry: When we started doing ASCs back in 2014 — and when we began doing total joints — one of the big friction points was that health plans didn’t have the contracts in place. We’re now more than a decade...

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