1. Increasing government oversight. David Kwiat, MD, an ophthalmologist and part-owner of Fulton County Ambulatory Surgery Center in Johnstown, N.Y., predicts that ASCs will be additionally pressed for resources due to additional governmental control and oversight coupled with decreasing reimbursements.…
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Billing is one of the most critical (and often overlooked) processes in the success of every surgery center. Most people involved in directing and operating ASCs know that billing and coding require daily attention to detail, trained staff and a…
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The Food and Drug Administration may toughen is approval process for 510(k) clearance for medical devices, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The move causes concern for medical device makers who worry that tightened approval processes could…
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