As more procedures transition to outpatient settings, new opportunities are emerging for physicians to become ambulatory surgery center (ASC) owners or partners. Yet younger physicians, in particular, face several hurdles on the path to ownership. “[Younger physicians] don’t know about the value proposition of an ASC short and long term,” Janet Carlson, executive director of ambulatory surgery centers with Commonwealth Pain & Spine, told Ambulatory Surgery Center News. “They don’t see the investment as a win that it is, the potential. The other thing is lack of knowledge. They haven’t been taught about it.”
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2025/02/debt-knowledge-gaps-pose-barriers-for-younger-physicians-on-path-to-asc-ownership