BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Ambulatory care is a medical care provided in outpatient setting and does not require hospital admission. Ambulatory Surgical Center or ASCs—are health care facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures. ASCs have transformed the outpatient experience by providing a more convenient alternative to hospital-based outpatient procedures. Common procedures performed in ASCs include cataract surgery, gallbladder removal, tonsillectomy, endoscopy/colonoscopy, arthroscopic/orthopedic procedures, and cardiac procedures. Owing to their cost benefits and convenience the volume of procedures performed at ASCs is growing and software are likely to play important role in these settings by easing day to day operations by effectively preparing staff and patients for pre-op and post-op tasks.
Growing Investments in ASC Space from Healthcare Companies Indicates a High Growth Potential for Ambulatory Surgical Center Software Market
Investment companies have picked up on the growing trend of having surgeries done outside of a hospital setting and the significance of ASCs in these procedures. Drawn by the lucrative growth potential in the space, many investors have backed independent ASCs and have consolidated to form larger groups/chains.
United Surgical Partners International (USPI), AmSurg, HCA, and Surgical Care Affiliates (now SCA Health) are some of the examples of large ASC chains operating in the U.S. Number of ASCs operated by USPI have increased from ~250 in 2015 to more than 465 at present. Similarly, number of facilities operated by Surgical Care Affiliates increased from about 185 in 2015 to more than 320.
Key Market Players are focusing on Development of New and Advanced Features/Solutions for ASCs
Key market players are constantly focusing on developing new and advanced software solutions or adding new features to existing ASC solutions.
Some of the related developments are listed below-
- In January 2023, Ospitek launched live patient charting for ambulatory surgery centres (ASCs) as part of the company’s latest update to the proprietary surgical coordination platform “VIEW”
- In November 2022, 3M Health Information Systems (HIS) announced the launch of 3M Ambulatory Potentially Preventable Complications (3M AM-PPCs) software, developed to address patient safety and quality oversight for procedures performed at ASCs/hospital outpatient departments
- In October 2022, eClinicalWorks launched EHR software, V12. The new version has features such as 40% faster speeds, improved usability with redesigned screens, a module for pre visit planning, enhanced procedure documentation, and enhancements to the ASC workflow model, among others.
ASCs are not Federally Mandated to Implement EHRs – A Barrier to the Adoption of ASC Solutions in USA
Since 2008, EHR adoption in office-based settings has more than doubled from ~40% to more than 80%. However, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA), the adoption rate of EHRs in ASC settings remains low (approx. only 20%). Greater adoption rate in non-ASC settings is due to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (2009). This act authorized financial incentives of billions of dollars for doctors and hospitals for EHR implementation and levied a reimbursement penalty for those providers not using a certified EHR. However, it is not mandatory for ASCs to implement EHRs which has caused their low adoption in these settings. However, low adoption rate also indicates that there is an ample scope for ASC solution providers to penetrate the ambulatory surgical center software market.
North America Controls a Larger Share in the Ambulatory Surgical Center Software Market
From a geographical perspective, North America holds a larger market share of the ambulatory surgical center software market. This is attributed to the presence of large number of ASC centers and number of procedures being performed, relatively greater adoption of ASC solutions, rising financial incentives, and high prevalence of various diseases and associated surgeries. The number of Medicare certified ASCs have consistently grown in the U.S. from ~5200 in 2011 to ~5500 in 2015 and ~5800 in 2020 (total number of ASCs in the U.S. is ~11,800). Previously ASC procedures were reimbursed based on Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”) which caused lower reimbursement. However, from 2019 through 2023, CMS decided to update the ASC payment system using the hospital market basket update, rather than the CPI-U. This further improved reimbursement for ASC procedures. Such developments are likely to drive ASC and in turn, ambulatory surgical center software market’s growth.
Competitive Landscape Analysis: Ambulatory Surgical Center Software Market
Some of the leading and emerging players working in global ambulatory surgical center software market are AthenaHealth, Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, Surgical Information Systems (SIS), HST Pathways, eClinicalWorks, Nextgen Healthcare, and Advanced Data Systems Corporation, among others.
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