BECKER'S
ASC REVIEW
The OIG's ASC joint-venture
opinion: 10 details
The HHS Office of Inspector General
issued a favorable opinion approving a
joint-venture ASC arrangement between
physicians, a management company and
health systems. Here are the details.
10 big challenges for ASCs
The pandemic placed stress on ASCs,
and there are still challenges ahead.
ASC owners and operators will have to
navigate their organizations through a
new healthcare ecosystem outlined in
this article.
Employers are increasingly interested in direct contracting
with surgery centers through regional and national
contracts. This article explores how ASC administrators
are taking advantage of this new opportunity.
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Employers, fed up with insurance
companies, turn to ASCs
Inside the
issue:
Hospitals aren't
rushing to buy ASCs;
here's what's
happening instead
p. 8
What procedures are
migrating to ASCs? p. 20
The most expensive
ASC projects so far
in 2021 p. 13
New York BCBS policy
change drives surgery
to ASCs p. 12
29 physician
specialties ranked
by annual
compensation p. 45
What it takes for ASCs
to win over new spine
surgeon investors p. 34
5 ways GI will be affected long after the pandemic p. 29
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