Hospitals are increasingly pursuing physician joint ventures, according to a 2019 survey from outpatient healthcare group Avanza Healthcare Strategies.
Avanza developed the survey with HealthLeaders Media, polling 119 senior executives.
Three things to know:
1. In 2019, 73 percent of hospitals operate ASCs as physician joint ventures, up from 67 percent last year.
2. Twenty-seven percent of hospitals do not operate a physician joint venture ASC.
3. Forty-one percent of hospitals have an affiliation with or ownership of one or more ASCs.