More cardiovascular (CV) procedures are coming to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), but the barrier to entry remains high. Varied state regulations, high capital costs and tight staffing are likely to limit the pace of outpatient migration for these CV procedures, industry insiders told ASC News. “I don't think we're going to see a huge shift in volume in the first couple of years,” Kara Newbury, chief advocacy officer at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), told ASC … [Read more...]