A confluence of factors, including patient preference and federal approvals, are spurring the shift of complex procedures into the outpatient space. Yet from the physician perspective, one of the chief motivators is a better surgical experience. “I do, at this point, at least 80% of my spine surgery cases in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), and that means I don’t have to run them through the hospital,” Dr. Jason Cuéllar of Cuéllar Spine said during the Ambulatory Surgery Center New … [Read more...]