Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) structured as three-way joint ventures between hospitals, physicians and management companies are becoming more prevalent as health care systems seek to expand outpatient surgical capacity. Yet according to a new white paper from Merritt Healthcare, these ventures only thrive when all stakeholders align around capitalization from the start. “When capitalization isn’t thoughtfully planned, it could definitely lead to incentives that are misaligned,” Danilo D’Aprile, VP of Business Development at Merritt, told ASC News. “Particularly when one stakeholder over- or under-contributes relative to their ownership percentage. That’s an issue that’ll create tension around decision-making, authority and profit distribution.”
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2025/08/avoiding-misaligned-incentives-why-capital-considerations-are-key-to-asc-jv-success/