ASC leaders face a near impossible situation as anesthesia reimbursement rates stagnate and decline, all while other pressures, including staffing issues and operational costs weigh on profitability. Two leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss their strategies for surviving the anesthesia…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
As more procedures become available in the ASC and patient preferences skew increasingly toward outpatient settings, ASC leaders are weighing which specialties or service lines will be the best positioned for development in the coming years. Two ASC leaders recently…
The ongoing federal government shutdown is putting a strain on healthcare organizations across the country, and specialty physician practices have not been spared. Urology practices, for example, are feeling the consequences of the rollback of key Medicare telehealth flexibilities, which…
While enrollment in Medicare Advantage has increased over time and allows payers to offer extra benefits to beneficiaries, the program may be contributing to barriers and disruptions to care according to a report released by KFF Oct. 27. The report…
Medicare is expected to spend more than $15 billion by the end of 2025 on wound care products that have been linked to waste, fraud and abuse, according to a study published by the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations…
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Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is shifting its focus towards ASCs in 2025, according to a quarterly earnings call published Oct. 24 by Seeking Alpha. Leaders remarked on a positive conclusion to 2025, as CHS’ net operating revenues so far…
The Department of Justice has created a new Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation branch within the department’s civil division in an effort to escalate civil fraud enforcement and government lawsuits, JD Supra reported Oct. 27. Here are five things to know…
Wait times to see a cardiologist in the U.S. have climbed by double-digit percentage points as the population faces a wave of increased demand for cardiovascular care. Claire Beskin, a graduate of Boston-based Northeastern University, has been developing a new…
Atlanta-based United Digestive has forged a new partnership with Tampa, Fla.-based Gastro MD and Gastroenterology of Greater Orlando. According to an Oct. 28 news release shared with Becker’s, the transaction marks a significant expansion into the Florida market for United…
In July, CMS proposed a significant expansion of the covered procedures list for ASCs, which included many cardiovascular procedures. Here’s what five leaders have said about the expansion of cardiology into the ASC and outpatient setting since Jan. 1: 1.…