Author: Patsy Newitt

Ophthalmology cases offer the highest reimbursements to ASCs, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022. 

CMS has sent about 342 warning notices to hospitals found noncompliant with price transparency regulations since Jan. 1, 2021, when the rule went into effect. 

Tall adults are more likely than shorter adults to develop colorectal cancer or colon polyps, according a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published March 2 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

From Arizona to Georgia, here are 11 ASC sales reported by Becker's ASC Review in the last 30 days:

Orthopedic cases offer the highest reimbursements to ASCs, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022. 

United Surgical Partners International, including its parent company, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare; Surgery Partners; and Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare are three of the largest ASC chains in the U.S. 

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. in men and women combined.

Private equity-backed ophthalmology company Sunvera Group has inked a deal with Fite Eye Center, expanding its reach in the m Detroit area, Sunvera said March 3.

Gastroenterology is the most-represented specialty among ASCs, making up 32 percent of all cases, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022. 

Seventy-nine percent of medical groups say that payer prior authorization requirements increased in the last year, according to a poll conducted by Medical Group Management Association March 1.