1. Healthcare reform. Healthcare reform continues to place a substantial cloud over the healthcare provider universe. It is possible that if there is not a “public option,” and if healthcare reform does not cause substantial increase in deficits, that a…
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20 Things to Know About Gastroenterology in ASCs GI and endoscopy continue to be profitable specialties for ASCs in spite of some declines in reimbursement. Here are 20 important development, business and financial issues related to GI and endoscopy in…
10 of the Best Paying ASC Procedures Here is a chart provided by Matt Lau, director of financial analysis for Regent Surgical Health, of 10 of the best paying ASC procedures (offering average ranges of reimbursements) from selected Regent ……
10 Key Legal Issues Facing Ambulatory Surgery Centers Between healthcare reform, increased enforcement under the Anti-Kickback Statute, less patience on the part of physician leaders for underperforming surgery centers and increased pressure from payors on out-of-network arrangements … Click to…
7 Considerations For An Out-of-Network Surgery Center Moving In-Network As pressures by health insurers on out-of-network ASCs across the country continue to increase, many of these centers are beginning to examine whether moving in-network would benefit or harm their long-term…
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5 Financial Implications Healthcare Reform Will Have on ASCs Andrew Hayek, president and CEO of Surgical Care Affiliates and chairman of the ASC Advocacy Committee, discusses five key ways the healthcare reform law will affect ASCs. Click to continue »…
Future of ASCs in Five Years: 10 Predictions on the Most Common Ownership Model As of 2006, the most common ownership structure of an ASC was 100 percent physician-owned (61 percent of ASCs), followed by hospital/physician-owned (16 percent of ASCs)…
18 Top ASC Stories for 2010 — A Look at the Biggest Issues Shaping the Industry 1. Mature market. The ASC industry hit a watershed this year. “The number of ASCs will decline this year for the first time in…
The health reform bill recently released by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) would require non-profit hospitals to adopt written policies on financial assistance to low-income patients and widely publicize them, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced S. 1681, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, which would "ensure health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging or market allocations to the detriment…