African Americans and dual eligibles make up a smaller percentage of patients at ASCs compared to hospital outpatient departments, according to a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission analysis of Medicare claims from 2016.
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ASCs performed more than 9 million Medicare procedures in 2016, totaling over $5 billion in Medicare charges, according to Definitive Healthcare.
The Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning and Sterilization Task Force released guidelines for the cleaning and sterilization of intraocular surgical instruments in ASCs.
The number of nurse practitioners and physician assistants hired in specialty practices rose 22 percent between 2008 and 2016, according to an article in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Most organizations typically expect between 3.1 and 9 percent earning growth per year in the first several years post acquisition, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.
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May / June Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER Private equity in the ASC market—key transactions & 2018 outlookDespite the overall lack of total growth in the ASC market, the interest of private equity in ASCs remains very…
Boston Scientific officially acquired NxThera, the company behind the Rezum system.
VMG Health released VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2018 offering insights into 275-plus ASCs around the U.S. with a combined case volume of more than 1.3 million.
HealthCare Appraisers released their 2018 ASC Valuation Survey which offers insights into ASC valuation and ownership trends.
A study conducted by UC Los Angeles researchers found procedures performed by surgeons 50 years and older had lower mortality rates than those performed by their younger counterparts, Medical Life Sciences reports.