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'Shoot to where the puck is going': Hospital CEO looks to ASCs to drive margins
Hospitals and health systems faced formidable margin declines in 2022 amid labor shortages, skyrocketing operating costs and declining inpatient volumes.
No Surprises Act in 2023: 10 things to know
The No Surprises Act, aimed to protect patients against balance billing and create cost transparency, took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and the law has shifted how many physicians and ASCs provide care.
8 anesthesia updates
From new guidelines to an acquisition, here are eight anesthesia updates Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 14:
Administrator of the Week: Ann Fosness, a 30-year healthcare professional
Ann Fosness, administrator of Lakewalk Surgery Center in Duluth, Minn., is Becker’s ASC Administrator of the Week.
$309M in medical office building deals in 1 week
Here are five medical office building transaction totaling $309 million that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 30:
13 most popular medical side gigs for physicians
Medscape laid out physicians’ side gigs in its 2022 “Physician Side Gigs” report.
CMS in the last year: 5 leaders weigh in
Here’s what five ASC leaders had to say about CMS in the last year:
Pennsylvania court decision may take away physician's ability to choose malpractice lawyers
In 2022, a superior court in Pennsylvania ruled that a law firm representing an anesthesiologist in a medical liability case could not also represent an orthopedic surgeon who was involved, according to a Jan. 4 report from the American Medical Associa…
December job market shows better-than-expected economic outlook
The U.S. added 223,000 new jobs in December, outpacing the estimated 200,000, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent, according to a Jan. 6 report from CNBC.
Medical distributor to pay $200K to resolve misbranding allegations
Jet Medical, a medical device distributor, has reached an agreement to pay the U.S. government $200,000 to resolve misbranding allegations surrounding a migraine treatment, according to a Jan. 5 report from Medscape.
