The House on Dec. 7 passed the Supporting Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act in a last-ditch attempt to mitigate Medicare cuts to providers next month.
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Despite facing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, several ASCs expanded their patient services.
Stories about CMS moves were among the most-viewed of 2021, with news about the federal agency's actions taking four of the top 10 spots.
Virginia Commonwealth University on Dec. 6 cut the ribbon on a 615,000-square-foot outpatient complex in Richmond, ABC affiliate WRIC reports.
Omaha-based Nebraska Medical Center will limit surgeries and expand its ASC capacity amid spiking COVID-19 cases, local ABC affiliate KETV7 reported Dec. 7.
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Nandi Franklin, a nursing student and surgical technician at Laurel (Ga.) Surgery and Endoscopy Center, died in a hit-and-run crash, according to a Dec. 6 report by The Laurel Leader-Call.
Hospitals in New York are limiting nonessential, nonurgent procedures based on guidance from Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's health department as COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up in some areas.
In April 2020, Medicare spending at ASCs dipped 90 percent, the lowest among any healthcare setting, according to a Dec. 2 report from the American Medical Association.
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.-based Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital has renamed its outpatient surgery center the Richard and Gayle Schmidt Surgery Center, Kenosha News reported Dec. 4.
A former anesthesiologist on Dec. 3 pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter of an orthopedist who had surgery at Rodeo Drive Plastic Surgery Center in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2017, according to NBC Los Angeles.