More health systems and physician groups are teaming up to develop joint-venture ASCs, which continue growing in popularity among patients and other stakeholders, according to Serbin Medical Billing.
Three factors driving this trend:
1. Continued regulatory changes
2. Economic pressure due to lower reimbursement from private and government payers
3. Increased compliance requirements
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