CMS' finalized site-neutral payment policy requiring Medicare to pay hospital outpatient departments and ASCs the same for outpatient procedures may not significantly hurt hospitals or greatly benefit ASCs, according to experts quoted in a Medscape article.
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An ASC "lifecycle" lasts about 10 years, and an ASC may need to adjust to new challenges once that time is up, according to Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III.
Rockdale, Texas-based Little River Healthcare closed all of its facilities and operations Dec. 4 — including Temple (Texas) Surgery Center — due to "unfortunate financial conditions," according to a statement on the system's website.
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System plans to open a freestanding emergency department in a former outpatient surgery center, Columbus Business First reports.
Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III outlined three tips for ASCs onboarding a new department manager.
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Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University suspended negotiations to manage a new hospital, and in response, The Washington Post's editorial board called on GWU officials to consider alternative ways to meet local health needs.
Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Fertility relocated and expanded its Outpatient Fertility & Surgery Center with a focus on enhancing the patient experience, Healthcare Snapshots reports.
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The Trump administration released a proposal on recommendations and changes to the healthcare system touching on an array of topics, including non-compete clauses.
Nephrologists Randy Cooper, MD and Umar Waheed, MD, used the Ellipsys Vascular Access System to create a percutaneous arteriovenous fistula at the Tempe, Ariz.-based SKI Vascular Center.