Revision hip and knee replacements, long considered too complex, risky and expensive to move out of hospitals, are now entering a new frontier: ASCs for Medicare patients. A federal Medicare payment rule that took effect Jan. 1 expanded the procedures…
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A North Ridgeville, Ohio, physician has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme involving more than $14.5 million in false Medicare claims, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the Justice…
Orthopedic ASCs are scaling quickly as more procedures shift outpatient but the definition of “value” is changing under pressure. With payer reimbursement tightening and operating costs rising, leaders say success increasingly depends on smarter payer alignment, tighter management of supply…
Innovations Surgery Center in Rockville, Md., has begun offering robotic-assisted gynecologic surgery, becoming the first ambulatory surgery center in the Mid-Atlantic region to do so. According to a Jan. 14 news release, the center now performs advanced minimally invasive gynecologic…
Nearly 1 in 5 workers in the U.S. are bound by a noncompete agreement, according to data released Jan. 13 by the Economic Innovation Group. Noncompete agreements are regulated at the state level, with four states currently banning the use…
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More than one-third of all nurse practitioners and physician assistants will swap their specialties at some point in their careers, according to a Jan. 12 survey published by the American Medical Association. Here are eight things to know:
California’s 2nd Appellate District court declined to order a retrial and affirmed the defense verdict for Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Surgery Center and spine surgeon Kapil Moza, MD, USA Herald reported Jan. 10. What happened? Becker’s has reached out to TOSC…
Real estate firm Hammes is developing a 34,000-square-foot medical office building in Scottsdale, Ariz., in partnership with NOVO Development. The facility will anchor Sierra Bloom, a 43-acre mixed-use wellness campus. Arizona Sports Medicine Center, part of Abrazo Medical Group, a…
The migration of orthopedic surgery into ASCs is gaining speed, but financial and operational realities are creating friction. Despite innovations that make more complex cases possible in ambulatory settings, leaders say reimbursement uncertainty, administrative burden and evolving payment policy are…
Denver Orthopedic Surgery Center in Littleton, Colo., has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. The outpatient center, which specializes in orthopedic procedures, was recognized for meeting national standards for safety and quality in ambulatory surgical care.…