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  1. NewYork-Presbyterian hospital to pay $17.3M to settle fraud claims

    NewYork-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Medical Methodist Hospital agreed to pay $17.3 million to resolve allegations that it paid unlawful kickbacks to physicians. 
  2. Kaiser Permanente seeks approval for 5-story medical office building

    Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is seeking approval to build a five-story medical office building in Sacramento, Calif., according to a March 12 report from NBC affiliate KCRA.
  3. Father, son sentenced for $46M Medicare fraud scheme

    A father and son have been sentenced to 65 months and 12 months, respectively, for fraudulently receiving $21 million in Medicare payments. 

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  1. 5 ASC procedures seeing a reimbursement decline

    Five ASC procedures are projected to experience a decline in reimbursements in 2024, according to a VMG Health report. 
  2. 'CMS really needs to get its act together': What needs to change with anesthesia reimbursements 

    Tariq Naseem, MD, anesthesiologist and interventionist at Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute, joined Becker's to discuss the changes needed to the anesthesia reimbursement model. 
  3. Indiana Joint Replacement Institute part of new ASC partnership

    Terre Haute-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute is partnering with the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Terre Haute-based Union Health to build a 40,000-square-foot ASC.
  4. Prior authorization: 10 things to know in 2024

    Prior authorization practices and protocols have changed among many major payers in the last year.

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  1. What's being done to quell the anesthesia shortage?

    The shortage of anesthesia providers is affecting healthcare organizations nationwide. Here's what's being done about it. 
  2. San Jose medical office building up for city approval

    A real estate firm is seeking approval from city planning directors for a medical office building in San Jose, Calif., according to a March 12 report from The Mercury News.
  3. Biden's $7.3 trillion budget: Key notes for ASCs

    The White House released its proposed $7.3 trillion budget for fiscal year 2025, which included several healthcare investments.
  4. Optum looks to fast-track controversial acquisition of physician-owned clinic

    Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health and the country's largest employer of physicians, is aiming to fast-track its proposed purchase of the physician-owned Corvallis (Ore.) Clinic. 

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  1. Rhode Island medical office building sells for $8.1M

    A medical office building in Warwick, R.I., has sold for $8.1 million, according to a March 12 report from Providence Business Journal.
  2. Are anesthesia shortages the next care disruptor?

    Four anesthesiologists joined Becker's to discuss how they expect the anesthesia provider shortage will disrupt care in the next five years. 
  3. What's next for physician payments? 

    Medicare's pay for physicians decreased 3.4% in 2024 after dropping 2% in 2023, and while a new spending package offers some relief, physicians say it's not enough.
  4. 3 ASCs getting major upgrades

    Here are three ASCs that are receiving upgrades that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 5:
  5. Healthcare's best jobs for work-life balance

    Several of U.S. News & World Report's best jobs for work-life balance are healthcare related, according to the publication's Feb. 22 ranking. 
  6. Stryker recalls 143 knee implants and 9 more supply chain updates

    Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.
  7. 8 things to know about colonoscopies and ASCs

    Here are eight things about ASC-based colonoscopies that leaders should know:
  8. Capital Digestive Care launches GI disorder prediction tool

    Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care, the largest private GI practice in the Mid-Atlantic, has launched LGI-Flag, an AI-driven algorithm used to flag individuals at risk for lower GI disorders that warrant further evaluation.
  9. Mercy Health, Frederick Gastroenterology Associates enter care partnership

    Digestive health, liver, obesity and GI cancer specialists with Mercy Health Services/Mercy Medical Center will begin seeing patients in collaboration with Frederick (Md.) Gastroenterology Associates. 

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