Parris Cardiovascular Center has opened a second clinic in Baton Rouge, La., according to a July 14 report from Baton Rouge Business Report. The new location opened part-time in April and will expand gradually. The practice purchased the 22,000-square-foot building…
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Flagship Healthcare Properties acquired a fully leased multispecialty ASC in Columbia, S.C. The 20,131-square-foot facility includes five operating rooms and employs more than 20 surgeons, the company said in a July 16 news release. Flagship, which manages more than 360…
On July 15, CMS proposed including a 2.6% bump to ASC payments for 2026, as well as other reforms aimed at modernizing payments and expanding healthcare access. Here are five other things to know about CMS’ new proposals for ASCs in…
The American College of Gastroenterology has released a 2025 update to its clinical guideline on preventive care in IBD, replacing the previous 2017 version, Medscape reported July 14. This revised document includes 12 recommendation statements and 11 key concepts, emphasizing…
Here are the national average costs of five common gastrointestinal procedures in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to Medicare’s price lookup tool. 1. Small intestinal endoscopy ASC Total cost: $1,016 Patient pays: $202 Physician fee: $152 Facility fee: $864…
As ASCs continue to proliferate and consolidate, both hospitals and physician groups are rethinking their strategies to remain financially viable and competitive. Marc Greenberg, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Baltimore, Md., joined Becker’s to discuss the incentives behind shared ownership…
Many cardiovascular procedures are more cost effective at ASCs than hospital outpatient departments for patients with Medicare, according to the Medicare.gov procedure price lookup tool. Here are the patient costs for five common cardiovascular procedure costs: 1. Catheter placement in…
Those in anesthesia are well-versed in the issues currently facing the specialty, including staffing shortages and reimbursement challenges. Udaya Padakandla, MD, an anesthesiologist at Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and immediate past president of the Texas Society of…
Here are four cases involving alleged Stark law violations Becker’s has reported on in 2025: 1. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health System agreed to pay more than $3.29 million to settle allegations that it submitted false Medicare claims in violation of…
Surgical coordination remains one of healthcare’s most persistently complex challenges. It relies on a small group of highly skilled yet frequently overstretched staff who must navigate a maze of manual, error-prone workflows — from payer authorizations and medical clearances to…