Most states still require hospitals and other providers to earn a certificate-of-need before developing healthcare facilities including hospitals and ASCs. But what often determines whether an application survives, though, has less to do with community need than with who gets…
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For anesthesia groups, a strong Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score takes more than strong care — it depends on how completely that care is documented and reported, and a weak score lands directly on Medicare reimbursement. That’s harder than…
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El Dorado Heart, a new cardiology practice led by interventional cardiologist Ayobami Eluwole, MD, opened two new clinics in El Dorado and Camden, Ark., on Aug. 10, Camden News reported Aug. 16. The two locations focus on general cardiology, interventional…
Hospital pharmacy teams have spent years mastering cost control. But as care shifts to outpatient settings and specialty and infusion therapies grow as a share of the formulary, medications are no longer just budget line items – they are potential…
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- AJ Rivosecchi, PharmD, Director of Product, Bluesight
- Don Bladt, PharmD, Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, Phoenix Children’s
- Sean Tingum, PharmD, Director of Infusion, Oncology, and Research Services, Essentia Health
- Ryan Anderson, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager, Supply Chain and Operations, VCU Health System
The highest-paid cardiologist in Kansas City, Mo., earns $994,700, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $454,940 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here are the salaries the…
Hollywood, Fla.-based DermCare Management and Dallas-based U.S. Dermatology Partners have partnered to form one of the largest dermatology groups in the U.S. The combined company will expand patient access, preserve physician autonomy, support national dermatology clinical trials, improve practice management…
ASC leaders facing scheduling gaps, turnover and friction between anesthesia and the surgical team often try to adjust the processes. An Aug. 13 white paper from North American Partners in Anesthesia argues that operational breakdowns in anesthesiology departments are often…
Seattle Children’s is building a $103 million ASC in Federal Way, Wash., adding three pediatric operating rooms to its South Sound region, The Daily Journal of Commerce reported Aug. 14. The Seattle-based pediatric health system filed a certificate of need…
From new clinical milestones to leadership appointments, here are five cardiologists making Becker’s headlines: 1. American College of Cardiology Past President Robert Frye, MD, died at age 94 after a career spanning more than 70 years in medicine, the ACC…
Managing physicians and care teams can require ASC leaders to navigate difficult conversations around everything from OR efficiency to the cost of care. Two ASC leaders recently joined Becker’s to share the conversations they find themselves having repeatedly — and…