There are significant financial benefits to traditional lease solutions  By Mike Hanzel, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Head of Technology Group & Mike Heil, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Head of Healthcare Group - 10/12/18

Amid increasing healthcare consolidation and rising healthcare costs, New Jersey saw a 19 percent drop in hospital admissions from 2012 to 2016, NJ.com reports.  By Angie Stewart - 10/12/18

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council released finance statistics on 289 ASCs operating in the state.  By Rachel Popa - 10/11/18

Medicare patients treated in hospital outpatient departments have more chronic conditions and are poorer than Medicare patients treated in independent physician offices, according to an American Hospital Association study.  By Eric Oliver - 10/11/18

WalletHub released its report on uninsured rates across the U.S.  By Eric Oliver - 10/11/18

The Texas Department of Insurance fined Humana $700,000 for not maintaining enough physician anesthesiologists in three counties, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.   By Angie Stewart - 10/11/18

Through CMS' proposed changes to the outpatient prospective and ASC payment systems for 2019, the agency could pay more for non-opioid pain management drug Exparel in ASCs than in hospitals, the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission reported.  By Rachel Popa - 10/10/18

CMS announced 1,299 entities agreed to participate in the agency's bundled payment initiative for certain episodes of care under the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement – Advanced Model.  By Angie Stewart - 10/10/18

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire's Pathway Network includes about 87 percent of the state's ASCs — and now, all but two hospitals in the state.  By Angie Stewart - 10/9/18

Looking to give your ASC's bottom line a jolt? An evaluation of any of your center's revenue cycle functions could provide valuable insight into opportunities to make positive changes. Acting upon deficiencies will help achieve significant short- and long-term revenue gains and overall enhanced business performance.  By Angela Mattioda, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management Services - 10/8/18

In a recent blog post, ECG Management Consultants discusses 10 factors that impact the value of an ASC payor contract.   By Staff - 10/8/18

OhioHealth notified patients it will drop an Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare plan from its network, effective Jan. 1, 2019, over a contractual issue, The Columbus Dispatch reports.  By Angie Stewart - 10/8/18

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia reached a new multi-year agreement with Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America, the payer announced Oct. 4.   By Angie Stewart - 10/5/18

The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform commended CMS for expanding site neutral payment policy through the 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC proposed rule.  By Angie Stewart - 10/4/18

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare (AmSurg) is trying to repair its public image by launching a website dedicated to explaining surprise medical billing claims.  By Eric Oliver - 10/4/18

DaVita Medical Holdings will pay $270 million to resolve False Claims Act violation allegations related to inaccurate billing information that led to inflated payments from Medicare Advantage Plan beneficiaries.  By Laura Dyrda - 10/4/18

ASCs struggle with timely payments even more than hospitals and hospital outpatient departments do, according to Clear Gage.  By Angie Stewart - 10/3/18

Implementing retail medicine and free market concepts is the best way to tackle healthcare inefficiencies and control costs, the Goodman Institute's John C. Goodman said in a Forbes opinion piece.  By Angie Stewart - 10/2/18

The Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society issued a statement praising CMS' recent Medicare payment policy changes.  By Angie Stewart - 9/28/18

Hospital groups, surgery centers and individuals submitted comments to CMS about its proposed changes to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system, ASC payments and the 340B drug program, AJMC reports.  By Angie Stewart - 9/27/18