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7 federal healthcare updates
Seven federal government updates from the last two weeks:
Ohio hospital plans $45M surgical center
Salem (Ohio) Regional Medical Center is seeking city council approval of financing bonds to help pay for a $45 million surgical facility it’s building in Columbiana, Ohio, Morning Journal News reported March 16.
Medicare payments to ASCs drop 6.4%: 12 MedPAC report stats
Medicare payments to ASCs dropped 6.4 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s March report to Congress.
‘Competitive egotistical behavior needs to be flushed down the toilet,’ GI says on physician relationships
For Rajiv Sharma, MD, understanding the physicians you are working with is key to success.
Physician pay freeze should stay, says MedPAC
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended Medicare continue its physician fee payment freeze despite ongoing financial pressure from the pandemic.
HCA Healthcare: 8 updates in 2022
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare ended 2021 with 125 ASCs, four more than the company had at the end of 2020, according to 2021 financial results.
Where ASCs pay the most for employees
ASCs in the South pay most for employee salaries and wages, according to VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
‘We have patients doing triathlons’: How life after joint surgery has changed
Athletes and sports enthusiasts alike dread knee injuries. Even with medical intervention, people typically reinjure the joint.Kevin Stone, MD, founder and surgeon at the Stone Clinic in San Francisco, told “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” that those days…
Artificial intelligence may help lower adenoma miss rates
Using artificial intelligence during colonoscopies may help decrease adenoma miss rates, according to a study in Gastroenterology.
MedPAC recommends CMS slash ASC conversion factor in 2023
In its March report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended increasing the 2023 Medicare conversion factor for ASCs and to require ASCs to report cost data.
