Simplify ASC will debut a management system specifically targeting ASCs that combines business and clinical operations in a single platform at the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's May conference.
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A report from the Physicians Advocacy Institute found that the percentage of physicians joining hospitals and health systems steadily increased between July 2012 and January 2018.
Novi-based Michigan Outpatient Surgical Solutions has been awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission.
Hospitals and health systems are pursuing loosely integrated partnerships instead of formal mergers and acquisitions, according to Kaufman Hall's "Healthcare Merger & Acquisition Activity Report: Q1 2019."
Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists are in demand across the U.S.
Tenet Healthcare's $200 million cost-cutting plan for this year could involve a change in headquarters, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Altogether, the five largest ASC management companies have added nearly 250 centers to their portfolios since 2011, according to VMG Health.
The ASC market experienced widespread consolidation last year, reflecting a larger trend shaping the healthcare landscape, according to VMG Health.
Medicare payments for the top 10 current procedural terminology codes performed by ASCs are expected to remain relatively stable in 2019 compared to 2018, according to VMG Health.
Over 2,250 ASCs claimed either private or government insurance for colonoscopies in 2018, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a company that tracks healthcare data.