Site-neutral payment reforms have been under close watch by ASC leaders over the last several years as the industry continues to advocate for financial parity with HOPDs. CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule advances a major step toward…
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In fall of 2025, a multidisciplinary group of healthcare experts came together in a virtual roundtable discussion to address how current trends in practice and the greater industry affect both patients and providers. Their core insights are presented here as…
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Outdoor cameras are the most common security measure used across medical workplaces, but fewer organizations rely on higher-touch protections such as panic buttons or consistent staff training, according to Medscape’s “Physical Security in Medical Workplaces Report,” published Jan. 23. Medscape…
Medicine did not decide to abandon community. It simply redesigned itself in ways that made community harder to sustain. Neal Cohen, MD, a professor emeritus of anesthesia and perioperative care and medicine at the University of California San Francisco, has…
ASCs have become an important lever in the battle against surgical and procedural care gaps in rural areas as hospitals and health systems look to expand services at a lower cost while shifting inpatient volume, when possible. Here are five…
Even large, market-leading community health systems often face challenges expanding advanced neuroscience care without the infrastructure of academic medical centers. That gap leaves patients traveling long distances for treatment and health systems missing opportunities to grow high-demand specialty services, strengthen…
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Picture a front end where coverage drops are caught early, authorizations are not missed and manual rework no longer creates downstream financial risk. This 2026 playbook shows how health systems, including Premier Health, are moving closer to that reality by…
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Intensifying payer oversight of anesthesia reimbursement is spurring hospitals and anesthesia groups to examine closely which procedures receive anesthesia support. “Payer pressure is forcing much tighter scrutiny of which cases get anesthesia support,” Megan Friedman, DO, chair and medical director…
Healthcare leaders are navigating rising costs, workforce strain and growing pressure to maintain care quality. This report captures a candid discussion among health system leaders on where AI is already making a difference and where caution is still required. Rather…
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In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting unsupported diagnosis codes to Medicare Advantage. The government alleged the scheme…