A New York eye care ASC completed its 10,000th procedure in August. More on that surgical milestone and five others this year:
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Aurora Health Care’s new ASC and medical office building in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., was recognized in the first Lean In Design Awards program by the Lean Construction Institute.
Value-based care and bundled payments have become more popular in ASCs as a way to lower the cost of services.
CMS on Nov. 2 posted its 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, which includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments and other Medicare Part B issues.
Here are six COVID-19 updates from the past week that ASC leaders need to know:
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CMS on Nov. 2 finalized the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System final rule for 2022.
Bipartisan legislation aimed to improve CMS access to ASCs, dubbed The Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2021, was recently introduced in the House and Senate, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association said in a Nov. 3. email.
Westlake Village, Calif.-based Specialty Surgical Center of Westlake has added a Mako surgical robot, according to a Nov. 1 LinkedIn post.
Casa Grande, Ariz.-based Pinal Cancer & Surgery Center joined the American Oncology Network, according to a Nov. 1 news release. The affiliation took effect Nov. 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the ASC industry, and while some centers have fully recovered, others are still struggling to return to pre-pandemic stability.