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CMS finalizes 4.5% physician pay cut
Medicare’s physician fee schedule final rule, released Nov. 1, will reduce the physician pay conversion factor by 4.48 percent to $33.06.
Private equity in ophthalmology: 5 updates
Private equity in ophthalmology has continued to develop this year, with five new updates from Becker’s.
11 physician takeaways from the annual American College of Gastroenterology meeting
The American College of Gastroenterology held its annual meeting last month in Charlotte, N.C. David Johnson, MD, a professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, highlighted 11 key takeaways from the…
U.S. wages grew 7.7% in October
Wages in the U.S. were up 7.7 percent from the same time last year in October, with the economy adding 239,000 jobs, up from last month’s 192,000, according to a Nov. 2 report from CNBC.
Healthcare is seeing ”astronomical financial losses in 2022′: 3 leaders’ thoughts on revenue
Three ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the financial losses providers are seeing in 2022:
3 fast facts on ASC operating costs
Here are three breakdowns of ASC operating costs to know:
EyeCare Partners adds vice president of education at new innovation center
St. Louis-based EyeCare Partners has named Robert Folberg, MD, as vice president of education for its newly launched innovation center.
Unifeye Vision Partners adds 9th California practice
Private-equity backed Unifeye Vision Partners has added Eye Care of San Diego in Mission Hills, Calif., to its network, its ninth partnership in the state and 13th overall.
University Hospitals breaks ground on orthopedic-focused ASC in Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio-based University Hospitals broke ground on a health campus in Amherst that will include a two-story medical office building and an orthopedic-focused ASC, according to a Nov. 1 report from local news station WTAM.
CMS adds 4 new ASC covered procedures
CMS released its 2023 payment and procedure updates for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, finalizing an update of 3.8 percent.
