From investing in staff to facility upgrades, five ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what their top priorities for investment are heading into 2026. Editor’s note: These responses were edited for clarity and length. Question: What are your ASCs’ top…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Most ASC leaders Becker’s spoke with summed up the 2025 payer environment in a single word: challenging. Four of the five leaders pointed to intensifying prior authorization and referral requirements, rising denials, and shrinking reimbursement, all as supply and operating…
Even as most ASCs remain independent, consolidation is picking up speed, fueled by health systems, payers and private equity firms seeking scale, steadier earnings and tighter alignment with physician practices. The ASC market has become a magnet for health systems,…
Adam Berry, CEO of Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics, told Becker’s he expects 2026 to be the point where macroeconomic pressure collides with a maturing ASC market, with patient demand slowing and expense management becoming a defining competency. Mr. Berry joined…
Jim Freund, managing partner at Physician Transaction Advisors, joined Becker’s to discuss how the biggest surprise he’s seen in the ASC partnership market is from lawmakers and regulators stepping in to block or scrutinize deals he believes are “really for…
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ASCs are being squeezed from all sides, with rising expenses and flat reimbursement making the traditional ASC value proposition more difficult to sustain. Leaders point to five major cost pressures reshaping the landscape: 1. Labor costs Labor remains one of…
Hospitals that cling to higher HOPD reimbursements and resist ASC development risk getting “left behind,” according to Jim Freund, managing partner at Physician Transaction Advisors. Mr. Freund joined Becker’s to discuss how these hospitals are missing out. Editor’s note: This…
Chicago-based GI Partners of Illinois saw its GI case mix tilt toward more complex, chronic and multidisciplinary care in 2025, COO Dr. Geogy Vennikandam told Becker’s. Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly for clarity and length. Question: Do…
In 2026, Dr. Geogy Vennikandam, COO of GI Partners of Illinois, is betting that his group’s biggest growth opportunity will come from transforming a fully integrated digestive health platform. Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly for clarity and length.…
Greg DeConciliis, administrator of Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites and president of the Massachusetts Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, told Becker’s that he sees volume growth and operational discipline as the clearest path through today’s cost pressures. “The only solution is…