Becker's ASC Review

15 ASC staff raises 50. Five percent of ASC management companies experienced a 1.0 to 1.9 percent increase. 51. Seventy-four percent of ASC management com- panies experienced a 2.0 to 2.9 percent increase. 52. Sixteen percent of ASC management compa- nies experienced a 3.0 to 3.9 percent increase. 53. Zero percent of ASC management companies experienced a 4.0 to 4.9 percent increase. 54. Five percent of ASC management companies experienced a 5.0 to 5.9 percent increase. Other ASC expenses 55. Twenty-five percent of ASC management companies observed a 1.0 to 1.9 percent increase. 56. Forty percent of ASC management companies observed a 2.0 to 2.9 percent increase. 57. Twenty-five percent ASC management com- panies observed a 3.0 to 3.9 percent increase. 58. Ten percent of ASC management companies observed a 4.0 to 4.9 percent increase. Safety and quality 59. e rate of patient falls — 0.136 per 1,000 ad- missions. 6 60. e rate of patient burns — 0.019 per 1,000 admissions. 61. e rate of hospital transfers/admissions — 1.110 per 1,000 admissions. 62. e rate of wrong site, side, patient, procedure, implant events — 0.030 per 1,000 admissions. 63. e percentage of ASC admissions with anti- biotics ordered who received antibiotics on time — 99 percent. 64. e percentage of ASC admissions with ap- propriate surgical site hair removal — 95 percent. Management companies 65. Although surgeons face payer issues, 94 per- cent of ASC management companies reported or- thopedic spine was a desirable specialty. 7 66. Approximately 68 percent of ASC manage- ment companies have equity ownership in all freestanding entities they managed. 67. Approximately 25 percent of ASC manage- ment companies have 11 to 30 ASCs under own- ership. An additional 30 percent have 31 or more ASCs under ownership. 68. Ninety percent of ASC management compa- nies prefer between six and 15 physician owners for a single-specialty ASC. Eighty-nine percent of respondents prefer between 11 and 20 physi- cian owners for a multispecialty ASC. 69. Last year, approximately 38 percent of ASC management companies had between one and five acquisitions, with 24 percent of the compa- nies acquiring between six and 10 centers. 8 Clinical benchmarks by specialty Cataract surgery 70. Eight-seven percent of patients waited less than one month between scheduling and under- going surgery. 9 71. Ninety-five percent of patients scheduled their surgery at their preferred time in the ASC. 72. Ninety-seven percent of patients resume daily living within one week postop. 73. Ninety-four percent of patients reported en- hanced vision aer surgery. 74. Ninety-nine percent of patients say they're comfortable during surgery and 99 percent are comfortable aer discharge. 75. Ninety-nine percent of patients would recom- mend cataract surgery in an ASC following surgery. 76. Pre-procedure time is 82 minutes for cataract surgeries. 77. Procedure time for cataract surgeries in ASCs is 13 minutes. 78. Discharge time for cataract surgeries is 20 minutes.

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