Here is how ASC case mix has shifted in that time:
Specialties that saw a case mix increase
Pain management:
2018: 21 percent
2022: 22 percent
Gynecology:
2018: 6 percent
2022: 7 percent
Plastic surgery:
2018: 5 percent
2022: 6 percent
Specialties that saw a case mix decline
Gastroenterology:
2018: 34 percent
2022: 32 percent
Otolaryngology:
2018: 12 percent
2022: 11 percent
Oral surgery:
2018: 9 percent
2022: 8 percent
Podiatry:
2018: 6 percent
2022: 5 percent
Specialties that stayed the same
Ophthalmology: 26 percent
Orthopedics: 21 percent
General surgery: 9 percent
Urology: 8 percent
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