Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2025
Many ASC leaders see the implementation of developing technologies — such as robotic surgeries and AI-assisted platforms — as a key element of ASC growth over the next five years.
But some say that payer reimbursement policies are holding ASCs back from acquiring and implementing technology for procedures.
William Chey, MD, president-elect of American College of Gastroenterology and chief of the GI division at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, told Becker’s that reimbursement policies are hampering the adoption of new technologies in his specialty.
“Providers are forced to work with payers individually for any reimbursement, and payers will often deem new technology as ’emerging’ or ‘experimental,'” he said. “Then, they use it as rationale for denying coverage...
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