Over the past several months ASCs across the U.S. experienced temporary closures or case drops and then recovery with the pandemic. COVID-19 threw a wrench into the strategic growth plans for many physician groups in the ASCs, but there are silver linings as more patients, payers and physicians recognize outpatient surgery centers as the most desirable setting for quality care. During the Becker’s ASC Virtual Event on Sept. 30, Frank Phillips, MD, co-director of spine surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and T.K. Miller, MD, vice chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic, discussed the big challenges and opportunities for ASCs moving forward. Below is an excerpt from the conversation.
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