Becker's Healthcare April 11, 2023
Some ASC markets are seeing the rise of super-specialized ASCs — ASCs that offer a single subspecialty that allows physicians and staff to master their surgery line.
Charles DeCook, MD, orthopedic surgeon at the Cumming, Ga.-based Advanced Center for Joint Surgery, joined Becker’s to discuss how ASC consolidation is shifting from multispecialty and single-specialty ASCs to “single-subspeciality ASCs.”
Being a multispecialty ASC was necessary when the market was growing — ASCs needed to perform multiple types of procedures to attract patients and meet margins. Now, Dr. DeCook told Becker’s, ASCs are financially stable enough to focus on specialization.
“These ‘super-specialized’ ASCs will offer better trained staff and support to the surgeon as well as more focused care, outcomes...
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