Rural ASCs and independent physician practices are navigating a split picture in 2026. New federal dollars, a federal shortage designation push and emerging payment reform are creating fresh opportunities for surgical access outside hospital walls. At the same time, clinic…
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Some surgical assistants are using arbitration provisions in federal billing law to collect far more than the surgeons they assist, according to The New York Times. Surgical assistants are typically paid a standard fee equal to about 16% of a…
Healthcare is in the midst of a site-of-care pivot. With shrinking reimbursement, rising capital constraints and structural changes in how CMS pays for inpatient services, health system and group practice leaders are rethinking strategy and betting on ambulatory care. As…
Jul 29, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Joe Ganley, VP of Government and Regulatory Affairs, athenahealth
- Jeffrey Flynn, CASC, Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Gramercy Surgery Center
- Bryan Tsao, VP of Ambulatory Healthcare and Experience and Medical Director, Access Center, Loma Linda University Health
- Jason Zepeda, Chief Operating Officer, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, CommonSpirit Health
- Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC, Administrator, Boston OutPatient Surgical Suites
A 79,500-square-foot orthopedic ASC and medical office building opened in Waltham, Mass., in June 2026, becoming the largest facility of its kind in Greater Boston by total footprint. According to a June 30 news release shared with Becker’s, the center…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, impacted health plans must exchange prior authorization data through standardized application programming interfaces (APIs). The mandate reaches Medicare Advantage organizations, state Medicaid and CHIP fee-for-service programs, managed care plans and Qualified Health Plan issuers on the…
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Construction has begun on a $50 million medical complex in Latham, N.Y., NBC-affiliate WNYT reported June 29, BBL Medical Facilities is building the two-story, 50,000-square-foot facility with design by HCP Architects, according to the report. The complex will house a…
Call structure doesn’t always appear in anesthesiology compensation benchmarking reports, but for many anesthesia providers it’s becoming an increasingly important employment element, and the consequences are showing up in retention data and pay disputes. According to AMGA Consulting’s June 2026…
A Des Moines, Iowa, plastic surgeon has been named in a federal False Claims Act complaint alleging he submitted fraudulent invoices to Medicare to inflate reimbursements for skin substitute products used to treat wounds following Mohs surgery, according June 23…
Becker’s tracked more than 33 physician practice deals in the first quarter of 2026 — including 15 in January alone, spanning radiology rollups, cardiology acquisitions, retinal specialists and primary care platforms absorbed by health systems, insurers and ambulatory chains. Only…
A single ICD-10 code, a missing modifier or a misclassified procedure intent can shift a colonoscopy from a fully covered preventive service to a medically necessary diagnostic one, which could change what the payer reimburses, what the patient owes and…