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From Medicare prior authorization to hospital pushback on site of care, ASCs spent 2026 fighting on several policy and payment…
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CMS is proposing to cut physician reimbursement for total hip and knee replacement by approximately 20% in 2027, on top of an 8% reduction that took effect earlier this year. The proposal would reduce physician payment for both procedures while…
Physicians largely still hold their patients’ confidence in the exam room. About 87% rate patient trust in their clinical judgment as high, according to Medscape’s 2026 Patient Relationships Index. But more than half said rising healthcare and insurance costs are…
A patient who isn’t ready on the morning of surgery becomes a cancellation, a no-show or a case that starts late. By then, there are no easy choices left. The cost shows up in places a cancellation report doesn’t track.…
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- Robert Westergan, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Director, Hinge Health
- Stephen Lance, Provider Network Development, Hinge Health
William Fishkind, MD, founder of Northwest Eye Specialists, now Oracle Eye Physicians & Surgeons, died Oct. 1. Dr. Fishkind spent more than 50 years caring for patients at the Tucson, Ariz., practice, according to an Oct. 5 Arizona Jewish Post…
Spine surgery continues to evolve as surgeons refine minimally invasive techniques, expand motion-preserving options and adopt new technologies while tackling increasingly complex spinal conditions. The following 15 spine surgeons are advancing the specialty through clinical innovation, research, education and leadership.…
A federal jury in the Western District of Michigan has convicted Rockford, Mich.-based physician Jonathan Decker, MD, of distributing more than 2 million Adderall and other stimulant pills through the Done ADHD telehealth platform, according to an Oct. 2 news…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
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- Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
- Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
- Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs
The federal government’s newest price transparency rule is written for payers, but its effects could reach ASCs well before the first revised rate files post in 2027. CMS and the Labor and Treasury departments finalized an overhaul of the transparency…
Management services organizations take on non-clinical work for physician practices, including billing, revenue cycle, scheduling, compliance, HR and facility management. In states with corporate practice of medicine laws, they are also how private equity firms and other lay investors put…
A Houston physician has been indicted on charges that he and others billed the federal government about $30 million for office visits that were never provided, according to a Oct. 6 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
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