Here are 31 benchmarks for eye surgery and ophthalmology-based ASCs.
ASC management benchmarks
The ASC management benchmarks are based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2017.
1. Case volume as a percent of total cases: 20 percent
2. Atlantic region: 20 percent
3. Midwest: 21 percent
4. Mountain: 12 percent
5. Northeast: 16 percent
6. Pacific: 22 percent
7. South: 12 percent
8. Net revenue per case: $1,434
9. Atlantic region: $1,298
10. Midwest: $1,216
11. Mountain: $1,344
12. Northeast: $1,466
13. Pacific: $1,642
14. South: $1,525
Clinical Benchmarks
Benchmarking study from AAAHC based on clinical studies of cataract extraction surgeries with lens insertions between January and June 2017. The study includes 51 organizations with a combined 104,049 cataract surgeries per year.
15. Eighty-three percent of patients wait less than one month after scheduling cataract surgery before undergoing the procedure.
16. Ninety-four percent of patients are able to schedule their cataract surgery at their desired time in the ASC.
17. Ninety-three percent of patients resume daily living within a week of undergoing cataract surgery.
18. Ninety-four percent of patients reported improved vision after cataract surgery in an ASC.
19. Ninety-eight percent of patients say they're comfortable while undergoing cataract surgery in the ASC and 99 percent are comfortable after discharge.
20. Ninety-nine percent of patients report they would recommend cataract surgery after undergoing the procedure in an ASC.
21. Pre-procedure time is 83 minutes for cataract surgeries.
22. Procedure time for cataract surgeries in ASCs is 12 minutes.
23. Discharge time for cataract surgeries is 18 minutes.
The following is based on a benchmarking study from AAAHC on clinical findings for YAG laser posterior capsulotomy in the ASC based on data from 28 organizations that perform a combined total of 15,509 YAG laser posterior capsulotomy procedures annually. The study was conducted between January and June 2017.
24. Ninety-four percent of patients wait less than one month after scheduling YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery before undergoing the procedure.
25. Ninety-six percent of patients are able to schedule their YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery at their desired time in the ASC.
26. One-hundred percent of patients resume daily living within a week of undergoing YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery.
27. Eighty-eight percent of patients reported improved vision after YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery in an ASC; 96 percent of patients reported that their physician rated their eyesight as better after the procedure.
28. Of the patients, 99.6 percent say they're comfortable while undergoing YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery in the ASC and 98 percent are comfortable after discharge.
29. Ninety-eight percent of patients report they would recommend YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgery after undergoing the procedure in an ASC.
30. Pre-procedure time is 42 minutes for YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgeries.
31. Procedure time for YAG laser posterior capsulotomy surgeries in ASCs is two minutes.
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