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3 keys to a long gastroenterology career
Beginning a career in gastroenterology is one thing, staying in the field for the long haul is another.
PE GI Solutions, Garden State Endoscopy form joint venture with Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas
Gastroenterology-focused ASC management service organization PE GI Solutions and Mountainside, N.J.-based Garden State Endoscopy, a 14-physician practice, have formed a joint venture with Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas in West Orange, N.J.
10 physician specialties with lowest starting pay
Pediatrics has the lowest-paying starting salary, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”
Iowa physicians sell $16.4M medical office portfolio
Two medical office buildings in Waterloo, Iowa, have been sold for $16.4 million, ReBusiness Online reported July 18.
Online marketplace allows ASCs, hospitals to buy, sell equipment to each other
RevMed launched an online marketplace that allows ASCs and hospitals to buy and sell supplies with each other.
CMS proposes 2.7% update to ASC pay rate in 2023: 6 things to know
CMS on July 15 released its 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule, which includes updates to ASC payment rates, the inpatient-only list and ASC covered-procedures list.
5 ASC 1sts
Colorado’s first fully robotics-dedicated surgery center and four more ASC firsts that Becker’s has covered since June 15:
Medtronic expands equity program with 83 donated endoscopy units
Medtronic added 83 GI Genius endoscopy modules to its Health Equity Assistance Program’s 50, expanding access to colon cancer screenings to 63 facilities in the nation’s medically underserved communities on July 15.
CMS may update its Stark Law disclosure protocols
CMS is considering changes to its Stark Law voluntary self-referral disclosure protocols in an effort to streamline the process, according to a July 14 article in JDSupra from the law firm McGuireWoods.
7 federal healthcare updates
CMS proposes physician fee cuts for 2023 and six more federal healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since July 5:
