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This article describes a situation in which an ASC pays a physician such as an ophthalmologist as a supplier on a per-case or per-click basis for disposables, equipment and other items needed for surgery; the ophthalmologist then performs procedures at…

Unlike cataracts, retina procedures are not ideally suited for the ASC: They can be unpredictable, time-consuming and expensive in terms of supplies and equipment. But the Medicare ASC payment system’s increased reimbursement for these cases makes them an intriguing possibility…

Anyone associated with ASCs is aware of the sweeping changes CMS has instituted to the facility payment system. Few specialties or procedures have undergone more changes than prostate brachytherapy.

In both single-specialty urology and multi-specialty ASCs, longer, more complex procedures can be a good fit and good for profitability. The key for either type of facility is having a dedicated fluoroscopy unit, with a cysto-fluoro table and a C-arm.…

The new Medicare payment system and expanded list of procedures brought with them new, profitable opportunities for centers performing urological procedures or considering offering urology in the future. In fact, while over 80 percent of urology procedures tracked in quarter…

The merger of two centers with each other has not been a traditional strategy for surgery center growth over the past 10 years. Traditionally, merging two centers, absent certain motives such as redeeming certain physicians, has been viewed more as…

Ophthalmology has never been an extremely high-reimbursement specialty, and CMS’s new ASC payment system did little to change that. Further, Medicare patients remain the largest patient group for these procedures, so there isn’t much in the way of opportunity for…

The criminal grand jury indictments in the largest medical fraud prosecution in the nation have been unsealed, and the final two defendants have been charged for their role in the Unity Outpatient Surgery Center scheme, in which $154 million was…

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A scant 4 percent of physicians report having extensive, fully functional electronic health records systems, according to a study published June 18 by the New England Journal of Medicine ? and the reason adoption is lacking is the high cost…