Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. CMS proposes extension of 'virtual direct supervision'

    Claire Wallace -
    CMS has proposed an extension of its current virtual direct supervision rule through December 31, 2025, and to permanently allow virtual direction supervision for a subset of services. 

  2. Wisconsin health system opens direct-pay ASC, bypasses need for payers

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Manitowoc, Wis.-based Renovo Health opened the door to a new direct-pay ASC that aims to cut out the need for payers, WeAreGreenBay.com, the website for WFRV Local 5,  reported July 16.

  3. GI orgs slam CMS' 'unsustainable' proposal to cut physician pay

    Patsy Newitt -
    Two major gastroenterology organizations have criticized CMS' proposal to cut physician pay 2.8% in its physician fee schedule for 2025. 

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  1. 1 year since American Physician Partners closed: What's happened since 

    Patsy Newitt -
    In July 2023, medical staffing company American Physician Partners announced that it would close and transition its hospital contracts.

  2. FTC investigating DaVita, Fresenius Medical Care's noncompetes

    Patsy Newitt -
    The Federal Trade Commission is investigating DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, two of the country's largest dialysis providers, over allegations their noncompete clauses illegally stifle smaller competitors, Politico reported July 13. 

  3. CMS floats CRC screening policy update

    Patsy Newitt -
    Along with a 2.8% physician pay cut, CMS is floating several changes to colorectal cancer screening policy in its proposed payment system for 2025, according to a July 12 news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

  4. The factor that could make or break ASC success

    Patsy Newitt -
    Operating independently is becoming increasingly difficult, and many leaders feel that having strong leadership and management is the key to maintaining viability. 

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  1. 7 kickback lawsuits in 1 month

    Patsy Newitt -
    Here are seven lawsuits involving kickback allegations from the last month, as reported by Becker's. 

  2. Children’s Mercy Kansas City acquires cardiology unit

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Children’s Mercy Kansas City (Mo.), as a part of its pediatric partnership with Mercy Springfield Communities, acquired Pediatrix Cardiology of Springfield (Mo.), reported Springfield Daily Citizen July 11. 

  3. What 3 ASC leaders are saying about consolidation

    Paige Haeffele -
    Consolidation continues to  shake up healthcare, increasingly endangering the fiscal stability of  independent practices.

  4. Best hospitals for ophthalmology: US News

    Francesca Mathewes -
    Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute-University of Miami Hospital and Clinics was ranked as the No. 1 hospital for ophthalmology by U.S. News & World Report. 

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  1. 5 things to know about private equity in healthcare

    Paige Haeffele -
    As the healthcare market becomes increasingly competitive, whether due to staffing competition, rising labor and supply costs or economic pressures, many practices are partnering with larger entities, including private equity firms.

  2. Hospitals 'forced to embrace' ASCs in mad dash for outpatient surgery

    Patsy Newitt -
    Hospitals continue to look to ASCs as outpatient surgery becomes more popular and the need to cut costs grows. 

  3. 10 things to know about total joint replacements and ASCs

    Francesca Mathewes -
    The landscape of total joint replacement procedures is changing, and ASCs are increasingly looking to these procedures for growth. 

  4. Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced for $3M fraud scheme involving ENT clinics 

    Patsy Newitt -
    John Oxendine, a former Georgia insurance commissioner, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme involving ENT clinics. 

  5. Cleveland Clinic celebrates 30th straight top cardiology ranking

    Claire Wallace -
    Cleveland Clinic has been named the top hospital for heart care in the U.S. for 2024-25 by U.S. News & World Report for the 30th year in a row. 

  6. $7.2M vascular ASC to be developed in Tennessee

    Claire Wallace -
    A $7.2M vascular ASC is coming to Memphis, Tenn., according to a July 15 report from the Memphis Business Journal.

  7. Optum posts $63B in Q2 revenue

    Patsy Newitt -
    Optum earned $62.9 billion in total revenue in the second quarter of 2024 — an increase of 11.7% year over year, according to the company's financial report. 

  8. Illinois cardiologist retires

    Claire Wallace -
    Quincy, Ill.-based invasive cardiologist Eliot Nissenbaum, DO, retired after treating patients in the area for 10 years, according to a July 13 report from Muddy River News.

  9. Retinal ASC of New York to open new facility

    Claire Wallace -
    New York City-based Retinal Ambulatory Surgery Center of New York's new surgery center is nearing completion, according to a July 16 LinkedIn post.

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