Psychiatrists, plastic surgeons and physiatrists saw the greatest increases in compensation this year, according to Medscape's Compensation Report 2018.
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A bill that could reverse reimbursement cuts for post-operative injections in ASCs advanced to the House of Representatives, News Channel 21 reports.
Most ASCs are urban and for-profit, according to a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission analysis of 2017 CMS data.
Forty-one healthcare data breaches were reported to HHS' Office for Civil Rights in April, marking the third consecutive month the number of records exposed by healthcare data breaches increased, HIPAA Journal reports.
Fifty percent of organizations see a 2 percent to 2.9 percent annual change in the ASC market for commercial payer rates, according to HealthCare Appraisers' 2018 ASC Valuation Survey.
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Most ophthalmologists consider themselves "savers," but 9 percent of physicians in the specialty reported living above their means, according to Medscape's 2018 Physician Wealth & Debt Report.
Healthgrades named Rapid City, S.D.-based Same Day Surgery Center among its 2018 Outstanding Patient Experience Award winners.
Henry Schein moved five spots in the Fortune 500 rankings, going from No. 243 in 2017 to No. 238 in 2018.
Forty-three percent of physicians who save more than $2,000 per month in a tax-deferred account are in the 50 year to 64 year age range, according to Medscape's Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2018.
As most know, one hallmark characteristic of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) environment is high reliability, meaning there is an expectation of consistently good postoperative outcomes, especially when compared to alternative treatment settings. ASCs, and other high reliability systems have…