The Senate Democratic leadership wants to add the three-and-a-half-year Medicare physician fee-fix into its tax extenders bill, according to a report by the Hill.
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The Mississippi Supreme Court is allowing Health Management Associates to intervene in St. Dominic Health Systems' lawsuit over ownership of an ASC, according to a report by the Sun Herald.
Technically, the health reform law could have covered more people at less cost, but these approaches would have been politically untenable, according to a story in Health Affairs.
Danville (Va.) Regional Medical Center argued against the request from Centra Ambulatory Surgery for a CON to build an ASC in Danville at the latest hearing on the project, according to a report in the Danville News.
United Health Services has announced the opening of the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Pre-Admission Testing Program in Johnson City, N.Y.
Kevin Dowdy, director of managed care for Meridian Surgical Partners, shares three tactics to improve your chances at successful managed care contract negotiations, and one you should avoid.
Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks have become more jittery about lending money…
Many orthopedics procedures, especially shoulder and knee surgeries, often require a pain block to manage the patients' pain postoperatively. However, these claims are some of the most commonly denied in ASCs on the first pass, often due to payor issues…
Access to capital, one of the greatest challenges for an ASC, has become more difficult with the recent meltdown of the banking industry. Having a good banking relationship is very important, but banks have become more jittery about lending money…
Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and profitability?