Here are 10 developments, policies and trends for ASC leaders to watch in the year ahead: 1. Anesthesia shortages and reimbursement declines Throughout the last year ASC leaders have consistently identified anesthesia staffing shortages and cost issues as significant disruptions…
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Ambulatory organizations face tightening margins, staffing volatility and increasing regulatory scrutiny — all while patient expectations rise. Just staying compliant isn’t enough anymore. To grow sustainably, ASC leaders must build systems that drive engagement, elevate care and free up bandwidth…
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Six national medical societies expressed concern over a CDC panel’s vote to change infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines, according to a Dec. 8 statement from the American Gastroenterological Association. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases authored the…
Medical loss ratios are crossing 90%, and traditional payment integrity models can’t keep up. Teams waste months digging through vast amounts of unstructured documents, including CMS guidelines, reimbursement policies, contracts, and coding manuals, only to generate rules that never yield…
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While health systems and ASCs once viewed each other as competitors, the dynamic has evolved in recent years as ASCs solidify their place as a way to enhance patient experience and operational efficiencies while saving on costs. Here’s what five…
Baptist Health South Florida’s ASC strategy is built around quality and safety — something hardwired into daily operations — according to Mandy Gerlach, COO of Baptist Health South Florida’s Outpatient Services. Ms. Gerlach joined Becker’s to discuss Baptist’s ASC structure,…
ASCs have become a focal point of hospital and health systems’ investment interests as payer incentives, patient preferences and rising operational costs necessitate a shift to outpatient settings. Despite the significant advancements many health systems have already made in ambulatory…
Here are the 10 cardiology stories published by Becker’s that drew the most clicks this year: 1. Massachusetts cardiologists fined, reprimanded by state board: The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has reprimanded the license of a cardiovascular disease specialist,…
As ASC consolidation accelerates, many management companies are chasing scale through acquisitions. Solara Surgical Partners has taken a different route, one built on long-term relationships and physician alignment. Southlake, Texas-based Solara is an ASC development and management company that has…