Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. How ASC inflation adjustments have shifted 

    Patsy Newitt -
    ASC annual net inflation adjustments saw an average increase of 2 percent since 2015, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health. 

  2. Private equity in healthcare in 2023: 7 updates

    Claire Wallace -
    Private equity and management services organizations have been making waves in the ASC, gastroenterology and cardiology space in 2023. Here are seven updates: 

  3. 4 colonoscopy updates in 2 weeks

    Claire Wallace -
    From a celebrity colonoscopy to a major data breach, here are four colonoscopy updates from 2023. 

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  1. Michigan hospital to add $10M medical office building

    Claire Wallace -
    The Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, Mich., plans to add a 20,000-square-foot medical office building to its facilities, according to a Jan. 27 report from the Petoskey News-Review. 

  2. HCA revenue hits $60.2B, outpatient cases climb: 5 things to know

    Cameron Cortigiano -
    HCA Healthcare had $60.233 billion in revenue for 2022, an increase from $58.752 billion in 2021, according to its Jan. 27 financial and operating report.

  3. $310M in medical office building acquisitions in 9 days

    Riz Hatton -
    Here are four medical office building acquisitions totaling $310.85 million that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 11: 

  4. BCBS leans into site-neutral payments

    Laura Dyrda -
    The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released a policy statement backing site-neutral payments as a key focus for saving billions of dollars in the next decade.

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  1. 4 new procedures OK'd by CMS for reimbursement in 2023

    Paige Haeffele -
    CMS will reimburse ASCs for four new procedures in 2023, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health. 

  2. Private equity's new target could be good news for ASCs

    Patsy Newitt -
    After years of courting ASCs, gastroenterology groups and ophthalmology groups, private equity has set its sights on cardiology, a high-acuity growth opportunity for ASCs. 

  3. How colonoscopy reimbursement is expected to change for ASCs in 2023

    Riz Hatton -
    Medicare ASC payments for colonoscopies with lesion removals and colonoscopies and biopsies are expected to increase in 2023, according to VMG Health's "ASCs in 2022: A Year in Review" report released Jan. 26.

  4. How reimbursements for the top 10 ASC procedures will change in 2023 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Medicare payments for the top 10 CPT codes are projected to increase by 3.9 percent in total in 2023, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health. 

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  1. Dr. Efrain Cancel joins Gundersen Eye Clinic

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Efrain Cancel, MD, has joined the team of ophthalmologists at Gundersen Eye Clinic in Waukon, Iowa, The Standard reported Jan. 25. 

  2. 4 new cardiology ASCs

    Paige Haeffele -
    Here are four newly opened or proposed cardiology-focused ASCs reported by Becker's since Jan. 12:

  3. The growth of GI Alliance: A timeline

    Claire Wallace -
    In November, 2018, Southlake, Texas-based management services company GI Alliance was formed through a partnership between Waud Capital Partners and Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. 

  4. 5,264 patient records breached at Live Oak Surgery Center

    Claire Wallace -
    Plano, Texas-based Live Oak Surgery Center is currently investigating a breach affecting 5,264 patients, according to a report from the Department of Health and Humans Services and a Jan. 3 press release from the ASC. 

  5. GI Alliance partners with Connecticut GI

    Hayley DeSilva -
    Dallas-based GI Alliance, a gastroenterology management organization, has partnered with Rocky Hill-based Connecticut GI.

  6. Ascension, BCBS of Texas reportedly reach agreement just before deadline

    Claire Wallace -
    With just one week remaining, Austin-based Ascension Texas and Blue Cross Blue and Shield of Texas have reportedly reached a contract agreement to keep the health system in-network, according to a Jan. 26 report from the Austin American-Statesman. 

  7. How the 6 biggest ASC chains have grown since 2011

    Patsy Newitt -
    Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International's number of ASCs has grown by 116 percent since 2011, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health. 

  8. CVS Health's start to 2023: 5 deals, moves pointing to growth

    Patsy Newitt -
    CVS Health has made several massive deals and launched a new virtual care service in 2023, and it was predicted to be the top acquirer of healthcare companies this year, according to a survey by Health Tech Nerds. 

  9. Big ASC groups are getting bigger

    Patsy Newitt -
    Both large ASC groups and individual ASCs continued to grow in 2022, according to a Jan. 23 report from VMG Health. 

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