Author: Patsy Newitt

The push to start routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 has expanded the eligible pool by millions, and as demand rises, gastroenterologists and facilities are facing growing concerns about reimbursement, capacity and quality benchmarks. Here are 10 key statistics…

Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and vice president of the New York State Association of ASCs, joined Becker’s to discuss how deeper collaboration between payers, providers and ASCs could improve the prior authorization process…

ASCs are facing a convergence of forces — from artificial intelligence and payer pressure to anesthesia shortages and shifting physician employment models — that could fundamentally reshape how they operate.  Twenty-eight ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the emerging disruptors…

Medical malpractice verdicts topping $10 million — often dubbed “nuclear” awards — are becoming more common as juries hand down eye-popping damages for catastrophic injuries and wrongful deaths.  Physician groups, including the American Medical Association, have warned that the post-COVID-19…

As payer prior authorization requirements grow more complex, ASCs are increasingly caught in what one administrator describes as a “game of chicken” between patient care and financial survival.  Elisa Auguste, administrator at East Setauket, N.Y.-based Precision Care Surgery Center and…

The de novo ASC market is being reshaped by population shifts, site-of-service changes and the growing push toward value-based care, according to Leawood, Kan.-based NueHealth founder and chairman Dan Tasset.  As many existing ASCs struggle to adapt to new cost…

A former Saginaw, Mich., physician will be tried on 23 counts of Medicare fraud and false claims, according to a Jan. 22 news release from the Michigan Attorney General. What happened?

The anesthesia workforce shortage is nothing new in healthcare — especially not for ASC leaders, who have cited the ongoing crisis as one of their top concerns in the year ahead. There are, however, new data, technology, clinical and policy…

Denials, audits and delayed payments are accelerating across ASC, and leaders say payer behavior has become more aggressive, automated and less collaborative over the past year.  Five ASC executives joined Becker’s to discuss how they’re adapting, from tightening documentation and…

Relationships across the ASC ecosystem are under growing strain, but ASC leaders say payers are the clear pressure point.  Five executives joined Becker’s to discuss how denials, shifting policies and reimbursement pressure are reshaping how ASCs work with insurers, health…