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ASCs in this region pay the most for management fees
ASCs in the South and Mountain regions pay the most management fees, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
The payer trends impeding ASCs today
ASC owners and administrators are finding it more difficult to obtain payment from insurers as companies change coverage policies. But the current strain could push insurers and ASCs to find common ground on caring for the entire episode of care more e…
5 GI power players
Below are five power players making waves in gastroenterology:
New England surgery group launches region’s 1st hernia surgery center
Providence, R.I.-based Brown Surgical Associates is launching a comprehensive hernia surgery center.
Meet 10 ASC execs shaping the industry
Here are 10 ASC power players to know, listed in alphabetical order:
Ulcerative colitis treatment gets FDA approval
Rinvoq (upadacitinib) has been approved by the FDA to treat adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who have had a poor response or intolerance to one or more tumor necrosis factor blockers.
‘Know thyself’: One gastroenterologist’s answer to avoiding burnout
Ben Bradenham Jr., MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastrointestinal Specialists in Richmond, Va., joined Becker’s to discuss how physician education is failing in attempts to counter burnout.
11 physician-employer lawsuits in the last year
Here are 11 lawsuits involving a physician or group of physicians suing their former employers in the last year:
$15B in cumulative savings for physician practices is on the table, study says
According to a study published in Health Affairs, if all physician practices performed at the level of “robust practices,” they would save an estimated $14.9 billion on fee-for-service beneficiaries annually.
Female physicians get paid 50% less but work more, Maryland survey finds
Male physicians in Maryland earn 50 percent more than female physicians despite working fewer hours on average a week, according to a study published in The National Law Review March 16.
