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In 2023, 69% of ASC leaders said recruiting surgical technologists had gotten harder over the past year, compared with 68% for experienced OR nurses. It was the first year techs topped nurses on that measure, according to an OR Manager…

Entering new markets ranked last among nine reasons hospitals and health systems own or affiliate with ASCs, but more than a quarter of leaders still cited it. Twenty-seven percent of respondents to the 7th Hospital Leadership ASC Survey from Avanza…

Nabil Younan, MD, who was director of anesthesia at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J., for 19 years, died Oct. 29 at age 91, according to an obituary published in The Press of Atlantic City. Dr. Younan joined the…

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., introduced the Medicare for America Act on Oct. 30, legislation that would open an expanded Medicare program to every U.S. resident while preserving employer-sponsored coverage. The bill would also ban prior authorization and step therapy and…

When CMS first made joint replacement bundles mandatory, it tested the model in about 800 acute care hospitals. Starting Jan. 1, 2028, CMS’ Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model — known as CJR-X — will hold more than 2,200…

Nearly 7,000 ASCs now deliver surgery at lower cost, with high patient satisfaction and almost no infections. By William Prentice’s account, the industry is still fighting uphill. The obstacle isn’t the case for ASCs, Mr. Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory…

Anthem has not paid 74% of the No Surprises Act arbitration awards it lost since 2024, the highest nonpayment rate among major insurers, The New York Times reported Nov. 3. The figure comes from medical billing firm HaloMD’s data on…

Clarksville, Tenn.-based Premier Medical Group will pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Tricare for services that nonphysician practitioners provided, using physicians’ National Provider Identifier numbers. The U.S. Attorney’s Office…