Congress' inability to pass a Medicare physician fee fix before the March 1 deadline means that Stephen B. Reznicek, MD, a urologist in Cadillac, Mich., has had to start turning away many first-time, non-emergency Medicare patients.
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Executive SummaryThere is no more controversial issue in the outpatient market today than out-of-network billing. It is important to understand the risks as well as the benefits for your ambulatory surgery center (ASC). This is particularly true given the dramatic…
Whether it's experience in a supervisory role, a business or healthcare degree or computer literacy, there are certain job skills an ASC administrator must have. But assuming someone meets minimum job requirements, there are additional qualities that can take an…
Rejecting Republicans' call for a fresh start on health reform legislation, President Obama is asking Congress for a final vote within weeks to reconcile separate bills already passed by the House and Senate, according to a report by the New…
HHS has issued two sets of proposed regulations that clarify standards hospitals, physicians and other providers must meet to be eligible for $14.1 billion and $27.3 billion in funding under the HITECH Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment…
1. Lumbar fusion surgeries. Medicare will not cover ambulatory spine cases, says David Abraham, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon with Reading (Pa.) Spine and Neck Center. In addition to insurance issues, lumbar fusion cases are sent to the hospital when…
For physicians: 1. Increased demand for physicians. With 32 million more Americans expected to enter the health insurance market, demand should rise, especially for primary care physicians, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. This occurred when Massachusetts passed its statewide universal health…
Many hospitals are looking to buy up ASCs from physician-owners and convert them into hospital outpatient departments that command higher reimbursements than ASCs. Other hospitals are seeking to have HOPDs operate like ASCs. While physicians cannot directly own HOPDs, they…
1. More paying patients. Adding 32 million paying patients will save hospitals with high volumes of uninsured, such as Grady Health System in Atlanta. Health reform "should take some of the operational pressure and the near-death experience Grady faced in…
To demonstrate the return on investment on evidence-based design elements, the Center for Health Design in 2004 imagined a hospital that would include key features of recently built or redesigned facilities. Numerous research studies have shown that these design elements…