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Top payers by incurred claims
Kaiser Permanente Health Plans was the largest payer by total incurred claims in 2020, according to data firm Definitive Healthcare.
Tennessee clinic onboards GI tech
A physician at Nashville, Tenn.-based the Surgical Clinic recently performed the clinic’s first Enterra Therapy implant, Enterra Medical said March 31.
Independent physicians’ consolidation alternative
As supply and labor costs rise and reimbursements decline, many physicians are flocking to employment models for compensation stability.
ASC nurses regional breakdown
The Midwest and South are tied for the most full-time equivalent nurses, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
Maryland physician to pay $500K billing fraud settlement: 3 details
College Park, Md.-based internal medicine physician Anuja Kurichh, MD, has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to resolve billing fraud allegations, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Physicians may have to return up to $250K in federal pandemic aid
Physician practices that received much-needed financial assistance to recover from pandemic losses may be required to return the funds if they didn’t meet reporting requirements, according to a report in Bloomberg Law.
50K-square-foot surgery center to open in Missouri
O’Fallon, Mo.-based Advanced Bone & Joint is opening its new St. Peters, Mo., office Aug. 1.
Average daily surgical cases for ASCs by region
ASCs in the U.S. perform an average of 18 surgical cases per day, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022. There are notable differences between regions, however.
Are ASCs warming up to private equity?
A few years ago, private equity was a dirty word among some circles of physicians and surgeons. The idea of accepting investment dollars in exchange for autonomy was unattractive for physician owners at best, and dangerous at worse.
The future of cardio ASCs, per Texas ASC Society founder
Woody Moore, founder of the Texas ASC Society, recently chose to undergo heart surgery at a cardiovascular ASC. He spoke with Becker’s about the procedure and the future of outpatient cardiovascular surgery.
