Debut edition issues 717 high performing
ratings across four specialties.
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority
in hospital rankings and consumer advice, today debuted the Best
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings of outpatient surgical
centers.
For this first edition of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers, U.S.
News – in collaboration with CareJourney – rated nearly 5,000
surgery centers in four separate specialty areas: Colonoscopy &
Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics & Spine, and Urology.
Ambulatory surgery centers were evaluated based entirely on
objective, risk-adjusted measures of their patients' outcomes,
including how successfully they avoided complications, ER visits,
unplanned hospitalizations and other undesirable outcomes. To
ensure fair comparisons among ASCs, the analysis accounted for
patient factors, including pre-existing conditions. U.S. News
awards the designation of "Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" only to
the highest-rated surgical centers that satisfy U.S. News'
statistical assessment of performance; fewer than 15% of evaluated
facilities earned a "High Performing" rating.
The following 10 states, listed in alphabetical order, have the
greatest number of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers:
- Arizona
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Maryland
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
In each specialty, the following states, listed in alphabetical
order, have the greatest number of Best Ambulatory Surgery
Centers:
- Colonoscopy & Endoscopy: California, Florida and Pennsylvania
- Ophthalmology: California, Florida and Texas
- Orthopedics & Spine: California, Florida and Georgia
- Urology: California, Georgia, Maryland and New
Jersey
"Same-day procedures play an increasingly prominent role in
health care as an alternative to overnight hospital care. Building
on our 34 years of experience evaluating Best Hospitals, we're
proud to give patients this new, free, data-driven tool to help
them navigate their health care needs," said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and
managing editor at U.S. News.
"CareJourney is proud to partner with U.S. News & World
Report on this landmark debut of surgical center ratings," said
Kevin Sheldon, chief operating
officer at CareJourney. "By leveraging our expertise in cost and
quality healthcare data, the inaugural Best Ambulatory Surgery
Centers ratings from U.S. News empower patients with objective
insights into surgical center performance and allows Americans to
make informed decisions with greater confidence."
A Best Ambulatory Surgery Center may be a good option for
patients to consider in consultation with their medical
providers.
For more information on the U.S. News Best Ambulatory
Surgery Centers ratings, explore Facebook, Instagram,
TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) using #BestASCs.
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About CareJourney
More than 150 customers trust
CareJourney as the healthcare industry's best source of provider
cost and quality data that covers 300+ episodes of care across 50+
specialties and subspecialties. CareJourney's mission is to empower
individuals and organizations they trust with open,
clinically-relevant analytics and insights in the pursuit of the
optimal healthcare journey. CareJourney's cloud-based analytics
platform helps health care organizations build and grow networks,
improve provider performance, identify network integrity and
strengthen referrals, and better manage at-risk populations.
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