ASC News surveys how ambulatory surgery centers are approaching AI adoption, with Untethered Ventures' Dr. Greg Horner and Solara Surgical Partners' Marc McComas both stressing that tools only succeed when they fit real clinical workflows without demanding major behavior change.
The piece highlights AssistIQ's AI and computer vision-powered supply and implant management as one early example. Allina Health patient care manager Matt Pavlovec says the shift from unreliable barcode scans to automatic capture has strengthened revenue integrity and cut documentation workload — freeing teams to keep their focus on the patient.