ASCs Saved New York $31M on Cataract Surgeries in 2011

The 102 Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers in New York saved Medicare several million dollars on colonoscopies, knee arthroscopies and cataract surgeries in 2011, according for a report from ASCA’s Campaign for Advancing Surgical Care.

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In New York, procedures performed in ASCs saved:

•    $31 million on cataract surgeries
•    $1 million on arthroscopic knee surgeries
•    $1.2 million on colonoscopies

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