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Trends & Concepts in Outpatient Spine:
Where the Field is Headed in the Next 5 Years
Responses compiled by Megan Wood
I would say 25% use it now. Close to 75% will use it in
five years and 50% will have ownership.
— Praveen Kadimcherla, MD, Atlantic Spine Center
Within five years, 75% of spine surgeons will have ownership
in ASCs and up to 50% of all surgeries will be done there.
— Robert Bray, MD, DISC Sports & Spine
10% of spine surgeons will have ownership in ASCs
and 50% of spine surgeons will perform outpatient
surgeries in five years.
— Neel Anand, MD, Cedars-Sinai Spine Center
Since almost 50% have ownership in ASCs now, in five
years the number will increase to about 75% based on hospital
costs and insurance companies cutting back on spine
surgery approvals or making approvals very difficult.
— John Regan, MD, e Spine Group Beverly Hills
