Procedures such as lumbar spine fusions or pacemaker implants, which were recently approved for ASC reimbursement, could significantly impact hospitals' revenue as outmigration continues, according to an Advisory Board report.
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Four ASC administrative leaders discuss how they are solving their biggest staffing challenge: recruitment and retention.
Elsie Koh, MD, became the first physician in New Jersey and the greater New York City region to perform a vascular procedure using Ellipsys, an FDA-approved treatment for patients with kidney failure.
Libby Laguata, president of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers, told Healthcare Design magazine the most "dignified" and "efficient" process she experienced after surgery was in an outpatient surgery center.
Nationwide utilization of ASCs increased 6 percent from 2016 to 2017, paling in comparison to the 53 percent jump in telehealth utilization, according to a 2019 FAIR Health report on healthcare trends and pricing.
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Medical malpractice payouts in the U.S. amounted to $4.03 billion in 2018, according to LeverageRx's 2019 Medical Malpractice Payout Report.
Here are five of the top articles on Becker's ASC Review for this week:
Battle Creek, Mich.-based Brookside ENT and Hearing Center closed after the center fell victim to a data hack that wiped out all the practice's files, local news affiliate WWMT reports.
Capital BlueCross launched its My Rx Guide care initiative, which embeds a pharmacist into outpatient care teams.
Here are five of the most-read articles on Becker's ASC Review for the week of March 22 - 28: