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ASCs in the news: ASCs forecast to perform more urology and gynecology procedures
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, May 27, 2008
A news release from Waltham, MA-based Millennium Research Group (MRG) predicts that more global endometrial ablation (GEA) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) procedures will move from hospitals to ASCs and offices. MRG, a Decision Resources, Inc. company, is a provider of medical technology information. (Decision Resources is also from Waltham, MA.)
In the final quarter of 2007, physicians performed over 80% of urology and over 70% of gynecology procedures in hospitals, according to MRG’s Urology/Gynecology Marketrack™, a database that gathers quarterly data from over 300 US hospitals, ASCs, and urology and gynecology offices. MRG expects that many of these procedures should shift to ASCs, the news release says, if device manufacturers can meet the demand. This year, CMS reimbursement has become more favorable to urology and gynecology procedures performed in ASCs.
“The reimbursement shift may encourage physician and patient adoption of in-office GEA or BPH procedures, expanding the number of facilities performing them,” says Nadia Lachowsky, senior marketrack analyst at MRG. “However, the successful transition of GEA and BPH to the office setting must be facilitated by various manufacturers in the market. Device manufacturers will need to provide extensive support to doctors who wish to adopt the procedures, including treatment advice, procedural training, advertising campaigns, and business/practice management support.”
To read the news release, click here.
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