Today's Top 20 Stories
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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. -
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. -
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.
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'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. -
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. -
Prior authorization: 10 things to know in 2024
Prior authorization practices and protocols have changed among many major payers in the last year. -
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.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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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. -
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. -
3 ASCs getting major upgrades
Here are three ASCs that are receiving upgrades that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 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. -
Stryker recalls 143 knee implants and 9 more supply chain updates
Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week. -
8 things to know about colonoscopies and ASCs
Here are eight things about ASC-based colonoscopies that leaders should know: -
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. -
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. -
New Hampshire hospital opens GI department
Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital opened its first gastroenterology department, according to a March 11 report from The Keene Sentinel.
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