Ambulatory surgical centers are gaining traction in the outpatient market. ASCs continue to perform more than half of all U.S. outpatient surgical procedures, and they can expect to see greater ...

Medicare Part A does not cover outpatient surgery. Your hospital status could be inpatient or outpatient, and the status will determine how Medicare covers eligible costs. If staying overnight or for ...

When common medical procedures are performed in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) rather than a doctor's office, costs are substantially higher, according to a national analysis of tens of ...

A new study guided by a surgeon at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, demonstrates that robotic liver surgery can be a safe, outpatient ...

Abdominoplasty continues to be a safe and effective procedure, with more cases performed on an outpatient basis and increased use of concomitant liposuction, according to a new 16-year analysis in the ...

This article examines how prices, insurer payments, and patient payments for outpatient surgeries differ by site of care and network status. Objective: To examine how site of care and insurance ...

CMS is continuing its push to remove inpatient-only status from most surgical procedures, a move that has raised concerns ...

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain ...