Plus: Patient group sues AMA over CPT codes

August 14, 2026

1. The magic number for hospital ASC strategy Full story

2. Anesthesia’s payment problem, explained Full story

3. Don’t let denial backlogs eat up your team’s afternoons. Improve first-pass claim performance here.

4. The private equity vs. health system debate is asking the wrong question Full story

5. Nurses at SSM Health outpatient practices move to unionize Full story

 

6. Even the best-run spine ORs see preventable positioning injuries. Learn why here.

7. 3 Colorado practices accused of billing Medicare under deceased physician’s provider number Full story

8. What’s going on with CVS Health? Full story

9. Group sues AMA over Medicare billing codes Full story

10. Nebraska ASC inks prime vendor agreement with Medline Full story

 

11. AI-generated answers now steer patients to practices. Make sure yours shows up here.

12. CMS proposes 6 updates to its Ambulatory Specialty Model for heart failure Full story

13. 5 gastroenterologists in the headlines Full story

14. Distalmotion gets FDA clearance for hernia repair system Full story

15. NYC Health + Hospitals adds $600K ophthalmology microscope Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. New CMS pressure injury reporting starts in 2028. See how spine teams are preparing here.

17. Rochester cut chart revision requests from 3% to 1% with ambient documentation. Why it works here.

18. Fewer than 30% of acute ischemic stroke patients get treated in time. See the AHA’s response here.

19. Becker’s August webinar lineup: patient flow, pharmacy access and denials. See the sessions here.

 

 

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