Five physicians are among 15 defendants charged in a Los Angeles healthcare fraud takedown involving $2 billion in alleged fraudulent claims, according to an Oct. 22 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Most…
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Adding more ORs, beds, units and staff is no longer a practical way to improve performance. With reimbursement constraints, rising demand and ongoing staffing shortages, hospitals and health systems have to get more from the capacity they already have. A…
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A Fulton County jury awarded $4 million to a patient in a medical malpractice lawsuit against hand surgeon Samuel Payne, MD, and Atlanta-based Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow. The jury found that the defendants’ negligence caused her injuries, according to…
For independent orthopedic surgeons, owning a surgery center was once a way to get ahead. Increasingly, it may be the only way to keep up. As physician reimbursement declines and the cost of running a practice continues to climb, Justin…
In some states, ASCs are ending contracts with physician anesthesia groups and hiring groups made up only of certified registered nurse anesthetists to balance costs. Some anesthesia leaders say rising case acuity makes the move riskier than it used to…
CMS has proposed adding more than 600 procedures to the ASC-covered procedures list, with final rules expected in November. But eligibility and financial viability are different questions. For ASC operators, the more pressing issue is whether the reimbursement attached to…
Total joint replacement has become one of the clearest growth engines in ambulatory surgery. Medicare is clearing the last regulatory barriers, facility rates for joints are rising and the largest ASC operators report double-digit joint growth. Surgeon pay cuts, a…
Regent Surgical’s new ASC venture with Penn Medicine and Independence Blue Cross has a hurdle that goes beyond building centers: getting surgeons to use them. The Franklin, Tenn.-based ASC management company, the Philadelphia-based health system and the health plan announced…
MR-guided focused ultrasound offers patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease an incisionless treatment option, but launching a program depends on more than adopting the technology. More than 7.5 million Americans live with essential tremor and another 1 million live…
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Five anesthesiologists made news in the last 60 days, from a new American Society of Anesthesiologists president to a $1.6 million whistleblower verdict and a U.S. Senate run. 1. The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Jeffrey Mueller, MD, its president…