Here are seven things to know about ambulatory surgery center growth expectations, according to a Regent Surgical Health survey.
• 70 percent of respondents expect patient demand for outpatient surgery to increase
• 59 percent of respondents reported an increase in patient demand from 2009 to 2014
• 46 percent of respondents cited payer changes as the biggest challenge to growth
• 21 percent of respondents cited federal healthcare policy as the biggest challenge to growth
• 13 percent of respondents cited hospitals as the biggest challenge to growth
• 4 percent of respondents cited technology advances as the biggest challenge to growth
• 4 percent of respondents cited demographic changes as the biggest challenge to growth