CMS finalizes 2022 rules with
255 procedures removed from
ASC-payable list
CMS finalized the Outpatient Prospective
Payment System and ASC Payment
System final rule for 2022, which, among
other changes, halts the elimination
of the inpatient-only list and removes
255 procedures from the ASC-covered
procedures list.
Staffing & supply chain:
ASC leader's key winter
concerns
Staffing shortages amid COVID-19
surges and supply chain disruptions
are two of the biggest upcoming
concerns for ASCs. Nine administrators
share their thoughts.
Tenet Healthcare continues to bolster its surgery
center business after its subsidiary United Surgical
Partners International announced an October deal to
buy a stake in nine ASCs, adding to a $1.1 billion deal
to acquire another 45 ASCs by the end of 2021.
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HOW USPI IS PULLING
AHEAD OF COMPETITORS
IN THE ASC INDUSTRY
ASCs per capita in all 50 states p. 10
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INSIDE THE ISSUE:
Will physician
shortages threaten
independent ASC
ownership? p. 16
8 largest health
insurers by revenue —
UnitedHealthcare No. 1
at $257B p. 13
18% of healthcare
workers have quit jobs
during pandemic:
Morning Consult p. 42
Why a patient traveled
1,300 miles for
procedure at Oklahoma
ASC p. 28
3 key trends driving
ASC market growth p. 9
$300M Florida ASC
expected to create
nearly 600 jobs in
5 years p. 9
Illinois hospital closing
ASC cites low volume,
COVID-19 strain p. 15
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