November-December 2022 • Vol. 2022 No. 9
ASC leaders' top priorities
From evaluating market growth
opportunities to strengthening social
media presences and focusing on staff
recruitment and retention, 10 ASC leaders
share their biggest priorities for 2023.
Why cardiology is ASCs'
next big thing
ASCs have seen a massive opportunity for
growth in cardiology in recent years, as
CMS and commercial payers see financial
gain in performing these procedures in
the ASC setting.
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Optum vs. Tenet: How ASC
strategies are shifting
Tenet Healthcare, parent company of United Surgical Partners
International, and Optum, parent company of SCA Health, are
looking at different ASC growth strategies.
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510 of America's 'Best' ASCs in 2023 p. 6
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ASC that closed
due to 'adverse
business conditions'
struggling to collect
payments p. 6
ASC leaders' secrets
to success p. 17
$1.7B for the most
expensive ASC
projects in Q3 p. 41
Culture is king: How
ASCs are winning
in the staffing crisis
p. 11
The state of the ASC
industry: 3 earnings
call notes from HCA,
USPI & SCA Health
p. 7
Where ASC
consolidation is
headed p. 14
