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The dark side of price transparency for ASCs
Price transparency seems great for ASCs as the high quality, low cost-of-care provider.
ASC sues UnitedHealthcare for failure to cover surgery
Advanced Surgery Center in Fort Lee, N.J., has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare for allegedly failing to pay for hernia-related procedures.
13% of denied prior authorizations met Medicare requirements, HHS says
Thirteen percent of denied prior authorization requests made by Medicare Advantage organizations met Medicare coverage rules, according to a review conducted by the HHS Office of Inspector General released in April.
21 new ASCs in April
Here are 21 ASCs that were opened or announced in April:
Orthopedic implant companies may pass price hikes to ASCs
Inflation has increased the costs for medical device companies to manufacture and ship devices and implants. Now, device companies may try to renegotiate contracts to pass along some of those increased costs.
Technology has ‘transformed’ GI — and physicians must keep up, Medtronic exec says
Technology’s presence in medicine is accelerating, and gastroenterology is no exception.
6 milestones in outpatient spine
Surgeons and ASCs in Oregon, California, North Carolina, Washington and Louisiana all reached spine surgery milestones recently.
Supply chain acquisitions, partnerships and more: 5 updates
A physician is helping replenish Ukraine’s medical supplies, and three medical device companies announced corporate collaborations or acquisitions in April.
Physician pay is changing: 29 specialties see compensation jumps in 2022
For the first time in Medscape’s 11 years of physician compensation reports, all physician specialties reported an increase in pay, with otolaryngologists and gastroenterologists seeing the largest pay increases by percentage.
Milestones, new eye clinics and more: 7 ophthalmology updates
Two ophthalmology practices opened new centers and two surgeons reached surgical milestones in April.
