ASC News

CMS is extending the 2014 informal review period for individual eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System that think they have been incorrectly assessed the 2016 PQRS negative payment adjustment.

Best Doctors, a medical information services company connecting patients with physicians, named Peter McClennen its new CEO and member of its board of directors.

Last week, Congress passed a two-year budget deal that includes a 2 percent cut in Medicare provider payments, according to Healthcare Informatics.

Norcross, Ga.-based Guided Therapeutics, a developer of biophotonic technology testing, expects its contracted revenue from its 2016 Turkish Ministry of Health order of LuViva Advanced Cervical Scans and disposable Cervical Guides to hit $4.4 million.

Navicure, a cloud-based healthcare billing and payment solutions provider, conducted a national survey on patient collections and challenges for ambulatory surgery centers in conjunction with Becker's Healthcare.

Here are four updates on ASC companies.

First Choice Healthcare, a diversified holding company, has added a surgery center to its Medical Centers of Excellence network in Florida.

Here are six statistics on annual raises for physician office staff, according to the Medscape "Clinical and Office Staff Salary Report 2015."

North Central Surgical Center Hospital in Dallas will host a recruitment event for potential employees.

Here are seven updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders.