Author: Francesca Mathewes

Here are three updates on reimbursement issues and how they're impacting ASCs:

Reimbursement declines and staffing issues could prove to be challenges to growth for gastroenterology practices. 

An office building is being transformed into an outpatient center in Yonkers, N.Y., The Journal News reported Sept. 16

ASC leaders and physicians continuously vent their frustrations over stalled negotiations with payers, as facilities face declining reimbursement from CMS and private payers alike. 

CentraCare-St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital became the first facility in the state to perform a recently FDA-approved heart procedure, reported KNSI radio station Sept. 13.  

Here are five things to know about the state of the ASC workforce:

On Aug. 22, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy released updated quality indicator recommendations for colonoscopies. 

Amid the continued migration of high acuity procedures from hospital outpatient departments to ASCs, robotic technology has caught the attention of ASC leaders looking to invest in the future of their practices. 

On Sept. 12, the Arkansas State Medical Board enacted an emergency license suspension and launched an investigation into Sudesh Banaji, MD, reported the Arkansas Advocate Sept. 12. 

A continued pattern of declining reimbursement amid already challenging economic circumstances has many physicians concerned about what the future holds. Here are three updates physicians should know about reimbursement rates: