Surgery Partners Executive Chairman of the Board Wayne DeVeydt will be appointed to the board of directors for Centene, a multinational health insurer, early next year.
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The Banner Surgery Center in Tempe, Ariz., raised money to buy gifts for a family in need.
Clint Devin, MD, a spine surgeon with Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute, died Dec. 10 after his plane crashed at the top of a mountain in Steamboat Springs, Colo., the Aspen Times reported Dec. 14.
While the CMS mandate for healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 has been stalled by a federal judge injunction, some ASC administrators are still concerned about how it could affect businsess.
Drew Bell has been named president of anesthesia at Ventra Health, a revenue cycle and practice management firm backed by Varsity Healthcare Partners.
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From CMS restoring the inpatient-only list to unaddressed supply chain issues, obstacles facing ASCs at the federal level were discussed with Joe Peluso, administrator of Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa.
Ralph Massullo, MD, founder and president of Suncoast Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center in Lecanto, Fla., is running for the Florida Senate, Citrus County Chronicle reported Dec. 7.
Driven in part by a CMS and payer push to move as many procedures as safely possible to the outpatient setting, ASCs (ambulatory surgery centers) have a critical need to adapt.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) do an exceptional job of collecting patient deductibles, co-pays, and other patient responsibilities due prior to performing procedures.
Many procedures are being pushed to outpatient settings when clinically appropriate, driven in part by payers, both public and private. As a result, a host of technology solutions are emerging designed to help ASCs provide quality pre-, intra- and post-operative…