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America’s 6 best orthopedic ASCs
Surgical Care Affiliates’ Texas Health Orthopedic Surgery Center in Flower Mound was ranked the top orthopedic ASC in the country by Newsweek and global research firm Statista.
Opponents back down from battle over $19.2M Iowa ASC
State regulators granted Steindler Clinic’s planned $19.2 million ASC in Iowa City, Iowa, a certificate of need after a last-minute withdrawal of all opposition to the facility, The Gazette reported March 7.
Health system opening 12-operating room ASC at Minnesota mall
Essentia Health is building a 41,000-square-foot surgery center at Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minn., Fox 21 reported March 7.
New Cincinnati ASC cuts ribbon
Best Surgery & Therapies, a surgery center in Cincinnati, had its ribbon-cutting and grand opening March 3.
Fee-for-service models may improve access to care, study finds
Physician practice fee-for-service models may help improve patient access to care by reducing specialist wait times, according to a study published March 4 in the American Journal of Accountable Care.
10 most common cardiovascular procedures
Cardiology procedures are increasingly moving outpatient, and ASCs performing them stand to earn big reimbursements.
10 issues affecting ASCs’ bottom line
Geopolitical upheaval, economic trends and more are affecting surgery center operations.
Colorectal cancer surgeon tapped to lead robotics program for Lee Health
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Fia Yi, MD, medical director of its system robotics program, Business Observer reported March 7.
Income tax cuts boom across US
Half of U.S. states either enacted income tax cuts last year or are planning cuts this year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
How to navigate Stark Law post-pandemic: 3 tips
HHS issued blanket waivers of physician self-referral laws that will remain in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency, which President Joe Biden has recently extended beyond April.
