Outpatient spine leaders experience 23% increase in reimbursements — 21 stats

Reimbursement rates among outpatient centers experienced a slight variation in the past 12 months, according to a Leerink Partners report on MEDACorp survey results.

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MEDACorp surveyed 47 hospital administrators across the U.S. in June 2018.

Here are 21 statistics:

Orthopedics
Decrease: 4 percent
Increase: 26 percent
Same: 70 percent

Spine
Decrease: 0 percent
Increase: 23 percent
Same: 77 percent

Cardiology
Decrease: 6 percent
Increase: 23 percent
Same: 70 percent

ENT
Decrease: 4 percent
Increase: 17 percent
Same: 79 percent

Gynecology
Decrease: 6 percent
Increase: 21 percent
Same: 72 percent

Urology
Decrease: 4 percent
Increase: 23 percent
Same: 72 percent

Others
Decrease: 4 percent
Increase: 11 percent
Same: 85 percent

To view the full report, click here.

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