As we begin to partake in or observe yet another change to our healthcare system, including significant changes to reimbursement, it is clear to us at Regent that hospitals, which once controlled all healthcare activities, will once again increase their…
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Roanoke (Va.) Orthopaedic Center has three ORs and 18 physician-investors. T.K. Miller, MD, president and medical director of the facility, offers five successful approaches to negotiating payor contacts in a market where overall volume is not growing and everyone wants…
Roanoke (Va.) Orthopaedic Center has three ORs and 18 physician-investors. T.K. Miller, MD, president and medical director of the facility, offers four best practices for ASCs working with anesthesiologists.
Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses his thoughts and observations regarding the recent study by The Lewin Group, published in the Journal of Nursing Economics, claiming the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only anesthesia model is the…
Participants in the ASC industry are generally keenly aware of the common factors that can impact ASC valuation. Amongst others, these can include the number and age of physician owners, competition in the market, availability of new recruits, reimbursement pressure,…
HHS has waived a regulation that would require physicians to bill Medicare patients for additional coinsurance for June claims, in connection with to the 2.2 percent physician payment increase recently passed by Congress.
Former Beverly Hospital associate vice president Paul Galzerano has been indicted in a bribery and kickback scheme that brought him nearly $500,000 in profits, according to a report by The Salem News.
Kenny Spitler, senior vice president – development for HealthMark Partners, describes a critical ASC mistake and offers guidance to correct the problem.
Augusta (Ga.) Medical Systems and its former owner, Julian Osbon, have been charged by federal prosecutors for submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for more than $690,000, according to a news release by U.S. States Attorney Edward J. Tarver. …
If you are like most people in the healthcare industry, you get dozens — perhaps hundreds — of e-mails on a daily basis. E-mails from fellow employees or those within our close circle of business contacts generally fall into two…