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USPI, GI Alliance ink deal for 2 Texas endoscopy centers
GI Alliance and United Surgical Partners International formed a joint venture for two Texas endoscopy centers.
The end of ASC-blocking policies may be near
Last year, CMS began requiring hospitals to post prices negotiated with private insurers online and enforced compliance. The agency is also requiring insurers and health plans to disclose in-network provider rates by July 1. Both policy changes could b…
Physician pay cuts and a shrinking ASC-payable list: 12 key reimbursement updates
Here are the major reimbursement updates since July 1:
48% of gastroenterologists are burned out: Medscape
Forty-eight percent of gastroenterologists reported being burned out, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
Texas physician snares $250K ‘Shark Tank’ investment for his invention
Investor Mark Cuban gave a San Antonio-based physician hundreds of thousands of dollars to mass produce his invention inspired by a McDonald’s McFlurry straw, according to a KSAT.com report.
15 things to know about anesthesia procedures and ASCs | 2022
The biggest news from 2021 that will affect the anesthesia and ASC industries this year includes policy updates, acquisitions and more.
8 new joint venture ASCs
Here are eight new joint venture ASCs Becker’s ASC Review has recently covered:
Most burned out physician specialties
Emergency medicine is the physician specialty reporting the most burnout, according to Medscape’s 2021 “Physician Burnout & Depression Report” released Jan. 21.
9 updates on value-based care & ASCs | 2022
Value-based care and bundled payments have been gaining momentum in the ASC industry as a means to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient care.
Iowa nurse sentenced for stealing fentanyl from ASC
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nurse was sentenced Jan. 21 to five years of probations and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to diverting fentanyl from an ASC for her own use.
