Author: Patsy Newitt

The Modesto (Calif.) Surgery Center has been sold to an ASC management company and a group of surgeons.

Here are seven statistics, including mean facility size and PP&E, or property, plant and equipment, pulled from a 2021 multispecialty ASC benchmarking study from VMG Health. 

Three ASC transactions have totaled $192 million since Jan. 1. 

Vivek Kaul, MD, a gastroenterologist at University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center and Strong Memorial Hospital, joined Becker's ASC Review to discuss the forces deciding the future of healthcare and how ASCs can thrive in a competitive market. 

Here are six supply chain updates from the last week:

Cardiology procedures are growing rapidly at ASCs, with many single-specialty cardiology ASCs popping up nationwide. 

Duly Health and Care's Duly Surgical Center in Lombard, Ill., reportedly launched the first freestanding outpatient robotic surgery program in the state. 

From the dismissal of the inpatient-only list to the removal of procedures from the ASC-payable list, CMS plays a massive role in the success of an ASC.  

Certificate of need laws are the strongest correlation to the number of ASCs per capita in a state, according to an analysis by Becker's. 

Thirty-four percent of physicians reported that delays in processing a prior authorization led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care, according to a recent survey from the American Medical Association.