ASCs

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are innovative health care facilities that specialize in providing important surgical and preventive services in an outpatient setting. In recent decades, ASCs have emerged as an innovative, cost-effective model for delivering health care. With approximately 5,200 Medicare-certified facilities across all 50 states,... ASCs are an integral part of the health care delivery system. In fact, ASCs are now performing up to 40 percent of all surgeries and procedures in the United States - more than 22 million per year. ASCs work with physicians, hospitals and other stakeholders throughout the health care delivery system to ensure patient access to quality care. ASCs are staffed by highly-trained and licensed medical professionals, including physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other health care experts. They are equipped with full operating rooms providing patients with a wide array of therapeutic and diagnostic ambulatory procedures at a low cost to both the patient and the health care system. Some of the most common procedures performed in ASCs include orthopedic, eye, and abdominal surgeries, and the most common diagnostic service is a colonoscopy.Read More