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Will CMS physician pay cuts ever happen?
Potential Medicare pay cuts associated with the 2010 sequestration have loomed large on Capitol Hill for the last decade, but lawmakers continue to kick the can down the road.
Stryker says nearly 10% of its knee business is in ASCs
ASCs comprised nearly 10 percent of Stryker’s knee business last year, and the company expects the move of orthopedic surgeries to the outpatient setting will continue.
American Surgical Centers opens 2nd location
Bloomfield Township, Mich., has gotten its first ASC, according to a Jan. 4 Hometown Life article.
Anthem in the headlines: 9 updates from the last 60 days
Anthem is the largest publicly traded Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate, operating as a Blue Cross or Blue Cross Blue Shield plan in 14 states.
Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon to treat US men’s ice hockey team at Winter Olympics
Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon Michael Stuart, MD, will serve as the U.S. men’s ice hockey team’s physician for the fourth time at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Surgical Care Affiliates ASC marks milestone in Pennsylvania
Surgical Care Affiliates’ Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center recently performed a total hip arthroplasty, the first to be done by a Surgical Care Affiliates ASC in Pennsylvania.
Web of rules, regulations worst part of physicians’ jobs: 25 findings
More than 33 percent of physicians surveyed have expressed a desire to retire in the next year, according to the Physicians Thrive 2022 “Physician Compensation Report.”
Patient brain-damaged after physician goes overboard with anesthesia, complaint alleges
A Florida patient undergoing an outpatient procedure suffered severe brain damage, a heart attack and kidney failure after an anesthesiologist allegedly dropped his blood pressure too low for an extended period, according to a Florida Department of Hea…
California bill would give physician owners power over private equity
A bill under consideration in the California State Legislature could put power in the hands of physician owners of physician practices, JDSupra reported Jan. 27.
Patients with this sinus implant fare better after surgery, study says
Intersect ENT’s Propel sinus implant is associated with better outcomes for endoscopic sinus surgery patients than undergoing the same procedure without the implant, according to a study published Jan. 20 in Current Medical Research and Opinion.
