With CMS' price transparency rule becoming an increasingly controversial issue for hospitals, ASC leaders have their own ideas on how centers should communicate pricing.
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President Joe Biden announced his bid for inspector general and Medicaid enrollment reached an all-time high.
Two orthopedic surgeons left their hospital employment to establish the Louisville (Ken.) Hip & Knee Institute and build an ASC, according to an article written by the practice published June June 24 in Louisville Business First.
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has opened a 4,000-square-foot outpatient center, which is staffed by a primary care specialist and an orthopedist, the Long Island Business News reported June 25.
Ten states reported fewer Medicare-certified ASCs in 2021 than 2020, while 27 states reported gains, based on data from CMS, as reported by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
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The delta coronavirus variant was classified as a "variant of concern" June 14, and its presence in the U.S. has only grown since.
Improved marketing efforts, direct-to-employer contracting and the expansion of telemedicine are some of the trends expected to play a key role in the future of outpatient spine and orthopedic surgery.
In 2020, more complex surgeries rapidly moved into ASCs as hospitals were overburdened with COVID-19 cases.
Many of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. grew last year during the pandemic.
Primary care and specialty physicians across the U.S. are cutting ties with hospitals and health systems after a turbulent year during the pandemic.