Becker's Healthcare April 10, 2024
Four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what the ASC industry will look like in 10 years.
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Shakeel Ahmed, MD. Gastroenterologist and CEO of Atlas Surgical Group (Fairview, Ill.): Over the course of the next decade, I am anticipating that ASCs will experience substantial expansion. It is projected that the majority, if not the entirety, of elective surgical procedures will transition to an outpatient model. I am also sure that within the next few years, hospitals will have thoroughly integrated and embraced the ambulatory surgical model into their operational paradigms.
Christopher Blanchard, DO. Co-Medical Director of Resurgens Spine Center (Atlanta). I think the 10-year future of the...