Several healthcare leaders see a bright future for ASCs and expect the market to grow in 2023.
Three healthcare leaders connected with Becker’s to answer, “What does 2023 have in store for the ASC industry?”
Neil Mangus. Senior Director of Business Development of ASCs at Orlando (Fla.) Health: I believe we’ll see continued growth of ASCs; in numbers, size and specialties, following CMS’ payment rate increases and additions to covered procedures to include more cardiovascular and now interventional radiology. Much of the growth will likely be driven by health systems looking to free up their hospital operating rooms for more acute cases. We’re seeing more and more multiple-site acquisitions as well as the development of larger ASCs with 10 or more operating rooms — either multispecialty or your more traditional orthopedic, neurosurgery and spine. Read more.
