The U.S. health care system continues to become more decentralized. As part of that trend, health care services continue to trickle down from hospitals and health systems to freestanding entities, including ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). While the pace of such site-of-care shifts feels fast, it has actually been a gradual process. And ASCs have likely yet to feel the full force of the procedure volumes headed their way in the not-too-distant future, recent insights from the Advisory Board suggest. “Significant changes have occurred,” the global health care research and consulting firm noted about site-of-care shifts in its 2024 annual report.
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2024/09/site-of-care-shifts-continue-as-outpatient-procedures-migrate-to-ascs/