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CMS answers queries on No Surprises Act & 6 more updates

CMS recently answered questions about requirements of the No Surprises Act and about giving good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay patients.

Nurse pay by the numbers

ASCs are feeling the effects of the nurse shortage as they compete with the deep pockets of hospitals, medical centers and even Amazon to recruit. 

Hoag Orthopedic Institute upgrades ASC, plans another this year

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has upgraded its Main Street Specialty Surgery Center in Orange, Calif., and plans to build a fourth ASC.

AU Health 1st in state to offer AI-assisted colonoscopy

Augusta (Ga.) University Health is the first in the state to offer artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy, ABC affiliate News Channel 6 reported April 12.

$18.4M Texas medical building with ASC acquired 

JLL Income Property Trust has acquired the Sugar Land (Texas) Medical Plaza for $18.4 million, the company said April 12. 

10 hospitals with most IBS diagnoses

Cleveland Clinic diagnosed the most irritable bowel syndrome cases in 2021, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare. 

Lazurite announces agreement with Champs Group Purchasing

Medical device company Lazurite is partnering with Champs Group Purchasing to offer Lazurite’s products to the group’s 20,000 members.

Dr. Scott Perkins is first in Southwest to implant lens to treat nearsightedness, astigmatism

Scott Perkins, MD, of Phoenix-based Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center, is the first surgeon in the Southwest to implant the EVO Visian collamer lens.

Retina Consultants of American adds 25th partnership

Retina Consultants of America has reached 25 overall partnerships.

‘There’s no going back to the way things were’: Inflation hits 8.5%, a 40-year high

Soaring inflation hit new heights in March, reaching a 40-year apex of 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.