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Where CMS policies are hurting gastroenterologists the most
From declining Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to complex CPT code requirements, CMS policies present a major challenge to gastroenterology practices. Here, five of the specialists discuss the policies that are hitting them the hardest.
Optum Q1 revenue hits $43.3B; SCA now has 260+ surgical facilities
Optum revenue jumped nearly 19 percent in the first quarter to $43.3 billion, partially driven by the success of Optum Health, the company’s physician-focused division.
The price-transparent marketplace startup inspired by an ASC
Healthcare e-commerce startup Fair Market Health was dreamed up when a group of physicians from Wichita, Kan., decided they wanted to replicate the patient and provider benefits of a cash-based Oklahoma City ASC, Wichita Business Journal reported April…
The Steadman Clinic opens medical building with ASC
The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., opened a new medical facility in Basalt April 14.
Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute plans liver center
Orlando (Fla.) Health Digestive Health Institute is planning to create a liver center and establish an abdominal solid organ transplant program.
Phoenix orthopedic ASC property acquired
The property housing Phoenix-based Optimum Surgical Center was acquired by healthcare real estate firm Montecito Medical in a deal that spanned 16 months.
Anesthesia group to pay $7.2M over kickback, false claim allegations
Anesthesia management services company Care Plus Management, its founders Paul Weir and John Morgan, MD, and 18 anesthesia entities that Care Plus owned and operated will pay $7.2 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and false claims, the Justice…
Consolidating doesn’t have to mean loss of independence, One GI exec says
Gastroenterology is one of the many physician specialties experiencing more consolidation in the last decade.
ASCs are still an emerging market, says admin
The ASC market across the U.S. has grown rapidly in the past two decades.
Job openings at the top 10 ASCs
There are 52 open jobs at Newsweek’s top 10 ASCs.
