athenaInsight September 9, 2019
Ambulatory surgery centers were once outliers in healthcare, mere upstarts cobbled together by physicians after the first one was started in Phoenix in 1970. They’re sometimes seen as merely an afterthought by bustling inpatient hospital centers, but patients are choosing ASCs more and more.
These patients are attracted by the relatively lower costs of the centers and the option to recover at home; even hospital outpatient departments (HOPDS) are pricier than a quick trip to an ASC. In addition, the centers are increasing as loosened regulatory changes are opening the door for more procedures and improved reimbursement rates, according to ambulatory surgery officials and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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