- Our mission is to partner with physicians of different specialties to provide high quality services that are evidence-based and improve clinical outcomes. Our initial services are radiation oncology, and renal dialysis.
- Our vision is to be the first national clinical enterprise to consolidate ambulatory services from multiple specialties.
- ASA was formed in response to powerful health care market trends:
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Consistent migration of services from the hospital to the outpatient setting
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Growing recognition that health care delivery is not uniform among providers, and that quality is variable
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Increasing patient demand for convenience without sacrificing quality
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Universal need among payers to control costs
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Physicians seek more control over the delivery of services as reimbursement for their services diminishes
The clinical rationale for ASA:
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Assists practices to develop information technology capability to enhance the practice of evidence-based medicine
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Permits practices to benchmark with peers and share best practices
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Helps practices adopt expensive new technologies and expand their service offerings
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Creates a national network of practices to facilitate clinical investigation, providing patients with access to novel therapies
The business rationale for ASA:
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Sharing information technology and other infrastructure among business units reduces operating costs
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Diversification of service lines reduces revenue risk from payers
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Consolidation of services strengthens lobbying position with Congress and centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Facilitates national contracting for multiple service sites
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Joint-venture model aligns interests of ASA and physician partners to provide cost-effective and high quality services
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Creates an opportunity for physician partners and ASA associates to participate in the value created in the public equity market
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In concert with physician partners, ASA helps hospitals develop business strategies to provide ambulatory services
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The model attracts and retains a talented work force
Information for Shareholders: IRS Form 3937 (January 17, 2012)