The sustainability of independent ASCs is becoming an increasing concern as rising practice costs outpace reimbursement rates. Many ASCs are feeling the financial squeeze, and some leaders worry about the challenges of maintaining physician ownership, particularly as aging surgeons fail…
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The sustainability of independent ASCs is becoming an increasing concern as rising practice costs outpace reimbursement rates. Many ASCs are feeling the financial squeeze, and some leaders worry about the challenges of maintaining physician ownership, particularly as aging surgeons fail…
Medicare-certified ASCs are subject to numerous federal laws — including the Anti-Kickback Statute — that require compliance when bringing in or terminating surgeon owners, according to a recent article in the March 2025 issue of Surgery Business magazine. Here are…
U.S. News & World Report has named the 259 top ASCs for colonoscopy and endoscopy for 2025. The publication recognized the ASCs as “high performing,” evaluating nearly 5,000 ASCs across four specialty areas. It factors in Medicare data to review…
A physician in Chattanooga, Tenn., and his practice in Ringgold, Ga., will pay $700,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary chelation therapy. According to a March 14 news release from the Department of…
Anesthesia plays a crucial role in the efficiency and success of ASCs, particularly in gastroenterology procedures. Five GI leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss growing challenges and what they believe needs to change to ensure ASCs can continue providing high-quality…
Montana has been named the best state for physicians in 2025 by personal finance website WalletHub, while Hawaii has been named the worst. To determine its annual ranking, WalletHub compared 19 key metrics across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.,…
San Diego-based Scripps Health will build a “comprehensive” ambulatory facility in San Marcos, Calif., as the first phase of a long-awaited expansion project. The health system acquired the 80-acre land parcel for the new ambulatory and acute care hospital 35…
Nine physicians from the New England Heart and Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center are branching out to establish Cardiovascular Specialists of New England, an independent practice, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported Feb. 29. The physicians — five interventional…
Independent ASCs are declining after decades of sinking reimbursement rates and soaring operational costs have forced ASC leaders and physicians to think critically about the future of their practice’s financing. Financial stability and improved rates with payers are one of…