Malpractice awards of over $10 million are being doled out more frequently in recent years, the American Medical Association reported Jan. 2. Here are six takeaways from the report: 1. According to an AMA report released in February 2025, there…
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All ASCs and hospitals within Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will temporarily limit patient visitations due to a significant increase in respiratory illness in the area, the Mooresville Tribune reported Jan. 2. Beginning Jan. 6., daytime visitors to ASCs…
A recently passed law in Arkansas will require insurers to cover bariatric surgery beginning Dec. 2, THV 11 reported Jan. 1. Act 628 will also require insurers to cover pre-operative care, including psychological screening and dietary counseling, as well as…
Thirteen of Baptist Health’s ASCs have earned recognition from The Leapfrog Group, a designation that signals strong performance on patient safety and quality measures at a time when ASCs are caring for increasingly complex patients. Mandy Gerlach, COO of Coral…
Here are two hospital and health system layoffs that happened in December, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will lay off 296 employees as a result of H.R. 1-related funding cuts. Affected employees will be notified…
For ASCs and ambulatory providers, recoupments can be devastating. A single payer takeback can wipe out weeks of margin, strain small billing teams and trigger rework that outpatient workflows aren’t built to handle. Yet recoupments — also called takebacks or…
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Here are 12 new ASC developments since Dec. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Epic announced a collaboration with Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine to develop a “technology-enhanced” multispecialty clinic. 2. Hughston Clinic of Valdosta (Ga.) has opened an orthopedic surgical…
AI is no longer theoretical in revenue cycle operations. Healthcare organizations are already seeing measurable gains: faster payer payments, fewer denials and improved workforce efficiency. The challenge is knowing how to measure success. This whitepaper outlines the specific KPIs healthcare…
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As of Jan. 1, ASCs, hospitals, physician groups and other designated health services entities may provide non-monetary compensation to physicians up to an aggregate total of $535 per physician for calendar year 2026, according to a blog post from law…
More than 1 in 5 physicians say they would choose a different career if given the chance to start over, according to Medical Economics‘ 96th Physician Report, published Dec. 29. Here’s how physicians answered the question: “If you could go…