ASC News

UCLA Medical Center is the best hospital for otolaryngology, according to US News & World Report's "Best Hospitals for Ear, Nose & Throat" list for 2024-25.

CMS has proposed an extension of its current virtual direct supervision rule through December 31, 2025, and to permanently allow virtual direction supervision for a subset of services. 

Here are seven lawsuits involving kickback allegations from the last month, as reported by Becker's. 

Consolidation continues to  shake up healthcare, increasingly endangering the fiscal stability of  independent practices.

John Oxendine, a former Georgia insurance commissioner, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme involving ENT clinics. 

Hospitals in many markets are closing as they face massive financial challenges, including declining reimbursement rates, shifting market demands and rising practice costs. 

ASC development company Atlas Healthcare Partners and Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System have partnered on a joint venture ASC network in the Pacific Northwest.

Overall median net collections increased 4.3% –– lower than the 5.3% overall increase in compensation from 2023 to 2024, according to an American Medical Group Association survey released July 12. 

Here are 10 ASCs from coast to coast that have posted job listings for administrator roles within the past month:

Around two in three physicians see Medicare reimbursement time as a "'moderate' issue or worse", according to Medscape's "Doctors Evaluate Medicare and Medicaid Report 2024," published July 12.