Federal enforcers have resolved at least four fraud cases tied to ASCs so far in 2026, totaling about $11.3 million, according to announcements from the Justice Department and HHS’ Office of Inspector General. The cases involve Stark law and Anti-Kickback…
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For many ASCs, anesthesia stipends, recruiting struggles and soaring provider pay are a new and painful reality. For CCI Anesthesia, they’ve been the cost of doing business for two decades. Founded in 2004, Pensacola FL.-based CCI has focused on rural…
About 7 in 10 physicians report receiving a continuing medical education allowance, but only 6.7% of physician job listings publish its dollar value, according to a Sept. 24 analysis from clinician salary and job listing platform Marit. The analysis covers…
For ASCs with heavy Medicaid and Medicare volume, anesthesia stipends are often a government payment gap passed down to the facility. “California’s Medicaid program values an anesthesiologist’s time at between $40 and $50/hour, leaving the burden of the delta between…
Prior authorizations, benefits checks and pharmacy coordination stand between a prescription and the moment a patient starts treatment. When those steps stall, care is delayed and clinical and pharmacy teams absorb the extra manual work. In this webinar, physician leaders…
Oct 23, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Sherif ElMasry, Head of Growth, Forus
- Gary I. Kleiner, M.D., Ph.D., University of Miami Health System
- Angela J Lamb, M.D., Mount Sinai
Health systems rely heavily on medical equipment that moves throughout hospitals with patients and clinicians. These devices play a role at many stages of the patient care journey and represent a significant investment of capital and operating resources. Yet many…
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Female physicians now earn $327,000 a year on average, up from $309,000 just two years ago. However, that progress has not dented the gap with their male counterparts, who average $429,000 per year, according to a new report from Medscape. …
Nurses at 10 SSM Dean Medical Group outpatient clinics in Dane County, Wis., voted to unionize. Seventy-one percent of the 340 nurses voted to form a union, according to a news release from SEIU Wisconsin shared with Becker’s. Nurses filed…
St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners entered into an agreement to sell its optometry business to Vienna, Va.-based MyEyeDr. EyeCare Partners plans to put additional emphasis and resources on its ASC and ophthalmology businesses following the sale, and will use the proceeds…
The contracted rate isn’t the whole story. Two ASC administrators said payer talks this year came down to fine print, implant costs and case-level cost data. Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Question: What’s changed…