ASC leaders say prior authorization has become the most damaging pain point in payer relationships, delaying care even after clinical decisions are made and surgeries are scheduled. Four ASC leaders ...

In November, CMS finalized its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System ...

For many years there were three typical owners of ambulatory surgery centers: surgeons, management and development companies, and recently hospitals/health systems. But there is a fourth group that ...

Ambulatory surgery centers, or ASCs for short, are rising in popularity by offering surgical, diagnostic and preventive procedures without the need for an overnight hospital stay. Also referred to as ...