Becker's Healthcare November 14, 2025
From rising patient demand to financial strain, four ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the forces they believe will shape outpatient surgery in the year ahead.
Question: What’s your biggest prediction about the ASC industry in 2025?
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
Leann Ackley. ASC Revenue Cycle Supervisor at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital: My biggest prediction for ASCs in 2026 is that financial sustainability will become the defining challenge. While payers continue to push procedures into ASCs to reduce overall healthcare costs, and hospitals shift cases to free up operating rooms for higher-acuity patients, ASCs must carefully evaluate whether the cases they accept make economic sense. The growing volume of procedures will...
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