Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are six healthcare updates from Amazon for ASC leaders to know:

Matt Kraemer, administrator of Northern Arizona Healthcare in Flagstaff, joined Becker's to discuss leadership and cost containment. 

Becker's has reported on four physician fraud cases totaling more than $427 million in the last two weeks:

ASC leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss five major reasons surgery centers are struggling to meet margins.  

Physician pay has jumped 18 percent since 2018, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.

Implementing new technology can help ASC leaders meet margins and streamline operations. 

Cigna has lowered reimbursements for non-medically directed procedures performed by certified registered nurse anesthetists by 15 percent, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in a March blog post. 

From contracts to cost containment, eight ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss smart leadership. 

Julie Camardella, executive administrator of the Chesapeake, Va.-based CRH Ambulatory Surgery Centers, joined Becker's to discuss payer behavior and her biggest concerns regarding reimbursements. 

From supply chain problems to high staffing costs, seven leaders joined Becker's to discuss the factors that are losing money for ASCs.