1. Number of physician investors in the ASC
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 0 percent
- Medium — 50 percent
- High — 36 percent
- Very high — 14 percent
2. Average age of the physician owners
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 0 percent
- Medium — 22 percent
- High — 55 percent
- Very high — 23 percent
3. Specialty mix of the physicians active at the ASC
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 14 percent
- Medium — 23 percent
- High — 55 percent
- Very high — 8 percent
4. Reliance upon a few physicians to drive majority volume/revenue
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 5 percent
- Medium — 18 percent
- High — 32 percent
- Very high — 45 percent
5. ASC’s reliance upon non-owner physicians
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 9 percent
- Medium — 27 percent
- High — 50 percent
- Very high — 14 percent
6. Level of ownership physician owners have in competing centers
- Very low — 0 percent
- Low — 0 percent
- Medium — 18 percent
- High — 27 percent
- Very high — 55 percent
Information comes from VMG Health’s ValueDriver ASC Risk Assessment Survey. VMG Health is a leading valuation and transaction advisory firm in healthcare. To receive a complimentary copy of VMG Health’s ValueDriver ASC Risk Assessment Survey, click here.
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