Optum and Tenet are the parent companies of the two largest ASC networks –– SCA Health and United Surgical Partners International, respectively. Here's how the ASC giants stack up against one another right now:
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A Texarkana, Ark., physician was sentenced to 87 months in prison for illegal prescription.
Gramercy Surgery Center in New York City filed a notice of a data breach with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, according to an Aug. 23 release by JD Supra.
Reimbursement differences between ASCs and HOPDs have been an ongoing challenge for surgery centers, continually making it more difficult for independent ASCs to stay afloat.
Medicare physician reimbursement rates have been declining over the last decade, but some specialties have been hit harder than others.
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Most physicians' malpractice premiums are between $10,000 and $19,999, according to Medical Economics' 2024 Physician Report published Aug. 14.
More than half of U.S. states are experiencing a summer COVID-19 surge, with what could end up being the largest number of cases seen in the season since the virus first started circulating in 2020.
ASCs could face an increase in volume as hospitals continue to close amid financial troubles.
Complex claims typically have multiple stakeholders and a high degree of uncertainty. The reimbursement rates for these cases, however, can be very attractive.
David Anderson, MD, a physician in Morgantown, W.Va., admitted to filing a false tax return.