Health systems accounted for half of the physician practice deals Becker’s reported over the past month. Specialty platforms made moves in optometry, musculoskeletal care and cosmetic surgery. Here are six deals to know: 1. The West Hawaii Region of Kealakekua-based…
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists, American College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology oppose the Lower Premiums, Faster Payments Act, according to an AASA news release shared with Becker’s Oct. 9. The bill would eliminate the No Surprises…
Blood-based cancer screening is reaching the market fast: enabling a single draw, no scanner and a testing method that can travel to the patient. The organizations getting the most from it are building the operations to match, turning a positive…
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Technical skill is the most common contributing factor in malpractice claims against general surgeons. Claims tied to communication, however, carry the highest average payment, at about $400,000. Napa, Calif.-based The Doctors Company analyzed 1,138 general surgery claims from 2010 to…
Physician practice deals drew pushback this year from regulators, lawmakers and researchers. Here are five controversies that shaped the conversation: 1. USAP settles FTC roll-up case. On April 23, the FTC announced an agreement in principle with Houston-based U.S. Anesthesia…
In a lawsuit filed July 22, Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health suing Independence Blue Cross, alleging that an IBX site-of-care policy pushing some elective procedures out of hospital outpatient departments and into ASCs has cost the system $35.4 million. The policy is…
Just 10% of the physician and advanced practitioner search engagements AMN Healthcare conducted took place in communities of 100,000 or more, down from 70% a year earlier, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from the healthcare staffing firm. The…
The operative note is the one document in an ASC that the clinical and business sides both depend on. Coders build the claim from it, and when a payer or surveyor comes asking questions, it’s generally one of the first…
On Oct. 6, federal regulators finalized updates to the Transparency in Coverage rule, which governs the pricing data health insurers and employer health plans must publish. While the rule places no new requirements on ASCs, the changes could affect how…
Only 33% of ASC-eligible procedures in the Philadelphia region have moved to surgery centers, compared with 56% nationally, according to Regent Surgical data drawn from a Kythera Labs analysis. Regent CEO Travis Messina said the biggest reason is who employs…