The study, underwritten by the Idaho Hospital Association, only used data from Idaho and did not consider standard treatment protocol and medical necessity for the three orthopedic procedures analyzed, according to a news release from the ASCAC.
“The conclusions drawn by the author of the study are unfounded and not reflective of the breadth and scope of important surgical services provided in the more than 5,300 Medicare-certified ASCs across the country,” said Andrew Hayek, chair of the ASCAC and president and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates, in the news release.
The ASCAC also noted the study’s data “does not include surgical procedures that are widely regarded as under-utilized, such as colonoscopies and other cancer screenings. ASCs fulfill an important role in providing patients with access to these vital preventive services.”
View the ASCAC news release on the ASC physician ownership study.
Read comments from Scott Becker, JD, CPA, about the ASC ownership study.
