ASC News

To increase collections, reduce internal staffing issues and improve financial performance, ASCs are increasingly outsourcing their billing. Unfortunately, many are finding that not all billing vendors are created equal. By the time an ASC discovers this truth, it may have…

The majority of Gen Z and millennial employees in the U.S. are living paycheck to paycheck in 2024, according to Deloitte's annual employment survey published May 15. 

The Federal Trade Commission's voted 3-2 on April 23 to ban on noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers, and the act is slated to take effect Sept. 4. 

The Texas Medical Board's disciplinary panel has suspended a physician's license for alleged misconduct.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has submitted its third application to build a medical facility in Hanover County, Va., according to a May 18 report from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic is relocating its Lowery A. Woodall Outpatient Surgery Center to a larger facility, according to a May 20 report from The Pine Belt News.

Having a strong understanding of the revenue cycle management of a practice can be a big benefit for private practice physicians for a variety of reasons, according to a May 20 news release from the American Medical Association.

 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation agreed to pay $7.6 million to resolve false claims allegations. 

Here are three updates on lawsuits where a physician sued their former employer: 

Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, will lay off 129 employees as it closes a Change Healthcare facility in Toledo, Ohio, according to regulatory documents filed with the state May 16.