Here are 10 numbers scaring ASCs right now:
55%: The percentage that facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance are at hospitals compared to those at ASCs as of May 2023, according to a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study published in JAMA Health Forum.
43%. The percentage of ASCs with an operating budget of $3 million or more in 2023, compared with 32% the previous year, according to a survey from OR Manager.
47%. The percentage of respondents that reported their operating budget had increased in the last year; only 12% reported a decrease.
70%: The percentage by which Medicare hospital pay increased from 2001 to 2023. By contrast, Medicare physician payment has only increased by 9% in the same period, according to a report by the American Medical Association.
6.8 percentage points. The increase in use of hospital outpatient departments instead of ASCs for colonoscopies following vertical integration, according to a study published July 25 in Science Direct.
52. The number of ASCs that went from independent to under partnership by a national operator from 2021 to 2022, according to a report from VMG Health. This trend will likely continue as costs soar and it becomes increasingly difficult for independent ASCs to access economies of scale.
2,872. The number of anesthesiologists that left the workforce from 2021 to 2022, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare.
82%. The percentage that medical and surgical supply costs faced by practices per full-time physician increased by from 2022 to 2023, according to a report released from the Medical Group Management Association.
More than 108,700. The number of physicians who left private practice for employment opportunities from 2019 to 2021, according to a report from Avalere.
47,724. The number of nurse practitioners and physician assistance that left the workforce between 2021 and 2022, according to Definitive Healthcare's "Addressing the Healthcare Staffing Shortage" report.