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Study provides data on specialty mix, hourly wages at ASCs
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, September 26, 2006
A new study on the financial and operating performance of multi-specialty, licensed, freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) showed that gastroenterology (GI) represented the highest volume of cases performed at these facilities, and that median total hourly wage rates were $22.10, according to a press release from Informed Healthcare Medica, LLC.
The study's data, published by Informed in the report Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker, gathered data from 250 fresstanding ASCs across the United States.
The data revealed that the GI represented 25% of all cases performed in these facilities, generating an average net of $749 per case. Orthopedics had the second highest volume of cases, representing 18% of all cases, with an average net of $2,136 per case.
The study also revealed that the median total hourly wage rates were a reported $22.10, which includes nursing, technical, and administrative staff. The highest median rates were paid in the West, while the Southeast saw the lowest rates, according to the press release.
The study also examined
- staff hours per case
- payor mix
- expense categories
- facility size
To learn more about the report, click here.
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