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California ASC opens 3 months early, saves $3M
Sutter Health’s Samaritan Court Ambulatory Care and Surgery Center was completed almost three months ahead of schedule, saving the health system about $3 million, according to an Aug. 2 report from connectcre.com.
Centene vs. Elevance vs. Humana in Q2
Three of the U.S.’ largest payers: Centene, Elevance Health and Humana, each had successful second quarters, seeing larger profits year over year.
The 13 best hospitals in California for outpatient joint replacements
Healthgrades ranked the top hospitals for outpatient joint replacements in 2023, including 13 in California.
Surgery Partners' biggest deals of 2023
Surgery Partners has made several major moves to further it’s growth throughout 2023.
Only 7 US News best cancer hospitals located in states where cancer is leading cause of death
Only seven of the 50 hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report as “2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cancer” are located in states where the leading cause of death is cancer.
USPI vs. SCA Health vs. Surgery Partners in Q2
Here are nine financial notes from three of the largest ASC chains for the second quarter of 2023:
7 new ASCs in the South in 1 month
Here are seven ASCs that recently opened or were announced in the southern U.S. reported by Becker’s since July 5:
Humana rolls back Medicare Advantage prior authorization policy
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology are praising insurer Humana for rolling back a prior authorization requirement for cataract surgery for Medicare Adv…
How 6 Congressional moves could impact ASCs this year
Here are six pieces of federal legislation that have been proposed or passed in 2023 that will have an impact on ASCs and physicians:
Surgery Partners hospital revenue cycle disrupted by cyber incident
A cyber incident involving a Surgery Partners surgical hospital in Idaho created an $8 million headwind for the company.
