Physician David Becerril, MD, has been charged with 16 counts for his role in a telemarketing scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of more than $4 million.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The most commonly performed ASC procedure is an extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis, according to data from Definitive Healthcare. The average cash price of a cataract eye surgery is $2,733 at ASCs, versus $3,995 at hospital…
Here are five updates from CMS that Becker's has reported on since June 6:
Massachusetts' high healthcare prices and the financial burden it has consequently placed on patients is causing state lawmakers to take a hard look at healthcare spending, WBUR reported June 8.
The growth of ASCs reflects their status as a proven model for high-quality procedures and low costs, but their development faces a considerable obstacle in many markets: certificate-of-need laws.
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UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, has continued its growth, both in terms of revenue and number of affiliated physicians.
Philip Blair, CEO of Surgery Center Services of America, spoke with Becker's about his ASC companies' biggest growth targets and why cardiology is so important for ASCs.
CMS added a Stark law waiver for physician owners of independent free-standing emergency departments that served Medicare patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article written by three attorneys from the firm McDermott, Will & Emery and published in…
California-based Kaiser Permanente Health Plans is the largest payer in the U.S., covering about 9,257,115 patients and incurring $48.19 billion in claims, according to data published Feb. 20 by Definitive Healthcare.