Physicians across the country are pushing to reform, and in some cases ban, noncompete clauses, which prohibit them from seeing patients one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job, NBC News reported March 3.
Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections
ASC leaders remain wary of reimbursement trends
Reimbursement challenges are among the biggest trends ASC leaders are watching.
Physician charged in $20.7M kickback scheme
A New York City physician was charged for allegedly engaging in a $20.7 million healthcare fraud and illegal kickback scheme.
ASCs' reimbursement conundrum
Low reimbursement rates continue to plague ASCs nationwide.
Arizona court rules in favor of noncompete: 5 things to know
An Arizona federal court recently granted a franchisor company’s motion to temporarily restrain a former franchisee from operating a competing business in a noncompete lawsuit, law firm Lathrop GPM wrote in a Feb. 19 article published by JDSupra. …
ASCs are catching the eye of Medicare
The number of Medicare-certified ASCs has increased by 870 since 2011, according to a Feb. 13 report from financial advisory firm VMG Health.
Stark law violators facing massive penalties
Some of the largest recoveries by the Justice Department in the last year were Stark law violations, according to a Feb. 8 report from law firm Mintz, which could mean the law could be enforced more strictly moving forward.
Medicaid disenrollments pass 16 million
At least 16,430,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled as of Feb. 1, according to data from KFF.
Another state moves to restrict noncompetes
Legislation further amending noncompete policy in Washington has passed the state’s Senate.
Fee-for-service model still reigns supreme
Forty-six percent of physicians participate in the fee-for-service payment model, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2023.”
