In general, inpatient vs. outpatient care depends on how long you need to be in a hospital or clinic. Outpatient procedures are handled on the same day, while inpatient procedures require overnight or ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion case volume jumped 116% from 2016 to 2021 in hospital owned ASCs, and the payer mix saw significant shifts among patients, according to an analysis in the June ...

Outpatient joint replacement is rapidly reshaping orthopedic care as advances in minimally invasive surgery, anesthesia, rapid recovery protocols and care coordination make same-day hip and knee ...

Procedures across all specialties are seeing increased volume and opportunities at ambulatory surgery and outpatient centers, and orthopedics and spine is no different. As CMS removes more procedures ...

Hospital net operating revenue rose 5% in Q1 2026, but Medicaid cuts, payer pressure, and more signal a more complicated outlook.

A growing body of research suggests that clinicians can offer chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy safely and effectively on an outpatient basis — a positive development as clinicians strive ...