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ASC claims up 47.1% last year: 4 key points
Surgical procedures are moving from hospitals to ASC settings, as healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare illustrates.
Becker’s 10 worst states for private practice physicians
A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market.
Gastro Health breaks into Massachusetts with 3-practice deal
Gastroenterology platform Gastro Health has entered into its seventh state after a three-practice acquisition in Massachusetts, according to a Feb. 3 South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report article.
IRA Capital acquires 86,300 square-foot medical building
Private equity firm IRA Capital acquired Naples (Fla.) Surgical Center for an undisclosed amount.
Colonoscopy costs in ASCs vs. HOPDs
Medicare’s price lookup tool compares cost breakdowns and patient costs for several procedures done at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, including colonoscopies.
Inflation hits ASCs, physicians hard
The cost of essential goods jumped 7 percent last year, outpacing the reimbursement increases to healthcare providers across the board.
Becker’s Top 10 states for private practice physicians
A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, amount of competition and individual insurance market.
$13.1M paid to resolve physician kickback claims; whistleblowers get 20%
A pharmaceutical distributor agreed to pay millions to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physician practices, and the whistleblowers are walking away with nearly 20 percent of the settlement.
3 Piedmont HealthCare ENT surgeons join new North Carolina ASC
Recently opened multispecialty ASC Iredell Surgery at Mooresville (N.C.) is adding three ENT surgeons from Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 2.
Robots may be the next referral source for surgeons
The next stream of specialist referrals could come from a software platform.
