Nebraska insurance analysts have said they need more federal guidance before they can recommend a health exchange option to the state, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
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Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee of the New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, has issued a statement in response to a letter sent by Bernard Flynn of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, to 425,000 personal auto…
The California Division of Workers' Compensation has issued an update to its ambulatory surgery center fee schedule, and previously proposed reductions in reimbursement for ASCs have been delayed, according to a news release from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.
When forming a new ambulatory surgery center, there are several common mistakes physician-partners make that are easily avoidable. Tom Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of MedHQ, discusses the solutions to three of these mistakes.
In early July, CMS released the 2012 hospital outpatient/ambulatory surgery proposed rule (CMS 1525P). This includes the agency's proposal for establishment of a requirement for ASC quality reporting. Donna Slosburg, BSN, LHRM, CASC, executive director of the ASC Quality Collaboration,…
A payor has awarded a deceased patient’s wife a $1 million settlement from it concluded the physician’s absence during the patient’s procedure contributed to his death, according to an Orlando Sentinel report. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
Here are 10 reports about companies serving the ambulatory surgery center industry that recently announced changes to their leadership teams.
Ann Deters, founder and CEO of cataract outsourcing company Vantage Outsourcing, discusses five essential facts surgery centers should know about outsourcing cataract services.
Hospitals, physicians and patients across the country are struggling with record drug shortages, causing facilities to use less effective substitutes, delay surgery or look for other treatment options, according to a USA Today report.
Florida Hospital Orlando is set to open a new surgery center in September, according to a report from Click Orlando, the online publication of WKMG-TV.