Ambulatory Surgery Centers Practice Test

Ownership mix for ambulatory surgery centers shows that hospital-physician collaborations exist, but they’re only a minority. The best-supported figure for how many ASCs are hospital-physician joint ventures is about 17%. This reflects that hospitals often partner with physicians to enter the ASC space, combining capital and hospital resources with physicians’ clinical leadership, while many centers remain physician-owned or hospital-owned rather than jointly owned. If the percentage were as high as 30%, 45%, or 60%, it would imply a much stronger prevalence of joint ventures than typical data show, which is why 17% is the best fit.