Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center is one of the 37 ASCs recognized by The Leapfrog Group for patient safety, and leaders at the center say the award reflects years of intentional work to build a culture around consistency, communication and…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Becker’s has reported on 23 physician practice closures in 2025: 1. Hoboken, N.J.-based Garden State Orthopedics, an orthopedic practice specializing in sports medicine, closed its office on Jan. 27 after more than 30 years in the area. The practice’s lease…
Physicians spend an average of 45 hours per week on scheduled shifts and an additional 15 hours per week on administrative tasks outside of scheduled hours, according to a 2025 survey from CHG Healthcare and Hanover Research. CHG Healthcare and…
Florida is projected to face the nation’s largest physician shortage in 2026, according to a Dec. 26 report from Medicus Healthcare Solutions. As of Dec. 23, the following states are expected to have the largest gaps between physician supply and…
How surgeons are paid may meaningfully influence how often patients receive low-value outpatient surgery, with fee-for-service environments linked to higher rates of potentially unnecessary procedures, according to a study published Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston-based Harvard…
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Anesthesia reimbursement is declining across the board, and providers say the financial strain is becoming unsustainable. Anesthesia reimbursements are taking a huge toll on providers. The average anesthesia reimbursement rate in 2023 was $21.88 per unit, a 5.5% decline from…
Cataract surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in ASCs, and it is also Medicare’s highest-volume operation, according to a Dec. 18 report on Medpage Today. Here are five things to know: 1. Medicare cataract surgery payment has…
Allegiance Care, a physician practice in Amarilla, Texas, has announced plans to close Dec. 31, according to a Facebook post from the practice. Shelly Wray, FNP-C, took over the practice in 2022 renamed it from The Medical Home Team to…
With federal enforcement intensifying and new compliance expectations on the horizon, physicians may face higher legal and financial exposure in 2026, according to a report from The post highlighted five risk areas that could trigger audits, penalties or liability for…
New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital will pay $6.8 million to settle allegations that it improperly paid a Westchester, N.Y.-based oncology practice to induce referrals that were then billed to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Dec. 22 Justice Department news…