Navigating the Ambulatory Surgery Center Setting: How to Go From Operating to Thriving

This symposium described how hip and knee surgeons can thrive in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting and focused on patient selection, patient care, efficiency, financial profitability, and enabling technology. Faculty highlighted how to safely increase the volume of surgical candidates through proper screening and protocols; described how to optimize types of patients not previously considered ASC candidates and transition them into the ASC setting; and outlined methods to optimize perioperative and clinical throughput and surgical efficiency. Furthermore, the symposium addressed contracts, negotiation, implants, and strategies to maximize profits and minimize costs without disrupting care, including approaches to financial management and partnership development. Also, the symposium addressed robotics and enabling technology in the ASC and how to utilize technology in a cost-efficient manner to limit inventory and create efficiency in the operative suite.