All 10 of the highest-volume ASC procedures would be paid less by Medicare in 2027 under CMS’ proposed outpatient payment rule, even though the agency proposed a 2.4% average rate increase for ASCs. CMS released the proposed rule July 2.…
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A single locum tenens assignment can scatter its costs across several systems. A staffing coordinator books the airfare. Lodging goes on a corporate card. The agency invoices its fees separately. Ground transportation, meals and reimbursements arrive later on expense reports,…
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Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Center has promoted Dan Schletty to chief ambulatory officer, elevating its director of ambulatory services to the C-suite. Mr. Schletty will lead strategy for Riverwood’s ambulatory and outpatient services. He will work with clinical and operational…
Academic medical centers are measured in large part by how well they develop independent clinician-investigators. That talent pipeline determines who will advance the institution’s research mission and generate practice-changing oncology evidence in the years ahead. With EHR-derived multimodal real-world data…
Nov 20, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST
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- Umang Swami, MD, MSCI, FASCO, Associate Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
- Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO, Medical Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Co-Director, Prostate Cancer Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Cancer Center
- Neal J. Meropol, MD, FASCO, Strategic Advisor, Flatiron Health
Alexios Apazidis, MD, a Deer Park, N.Y.-based spine surgeon, is now cooperating with the law firm that sued him in several racketeering cases, Newsday reported Oct. 22. Dr. Apazidis has been accused of filing dozens of nearly identical operative reports.…
Lafayette, La.-based Our Lady of Lourdes Health closed Lafayette Surgicare, an outpatient surgery center on its campus, The Advocate reported Oct. 24. A Lourdes spokesperson said the system closed the center to drive efficiency and optimize surgical capacity across the…
Missing or incomplete documentation, unbilled time units and procedures, and inadequate reimbursements can leave anesthesia revenue uncollected. Identifying opportunities to reduce revenue leakage requires a closer look across the revenue cycle – from charge capture and payer contract management to…
Dec 1, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
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- Sheri Fels, Senior Director – Account Management, Medusind
- Alan Morales, EVP of Account Management, Medusind
HealthSpan Partners, an affiliate of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, signed a definitive agreement Oct. 26 to acquire Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners. The all-cash deal values Surgery Partners at about $5.7 billion including debt, according to a news release shared…
Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., is under review by the Illinois Department of Public Health to determine whether it can keep its level 2 trauma center designation after its contracted anesthesia group suspended services over a missed payment,…
Three physicians are among five people charged in an alleged scheme to illegally distribute opioids through a cash-only Detroit clinic, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan. Luis Rodriguez,…