The American Hospital Association is asking the FTC to withdraw its proposal to ban noncompete agreements.
Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections
CMS proposes prior authorization updates: 5 things to know
CMS is proposing to streamline and improve prior authorizations with new and added rules, according to a Feb. 21 Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Florida physician to pay $190K to settle controlled substances violations
Pensacola, Fla.-based Timothy Ramsden, MD, has agreed to settle his alleged violation of the Controlled Substances Act with a $190,731 fine, the Justice Department said Feb. 22.
Physician pay by age
Medscape laid out physician compensation stats for physicians under 40 in its “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”
An independent ASC's solution to cutting operating costs
As healthcare increasingly consolidates, smaller ASCs are having trouble meeting margins.
7 ways to fix healthcare costs
Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., recently connected with Becker’s to discuss seven ways to address healthcare costs.
Noncompetes in 2023: 5 things ASCs need to know
Here are five policy moves dealing with noncompetes from the last year that ASCs need to know:
Meet the 2 'overpaid' CEOs of insurance companies
The CEOs of Cigna and Centene were named some of healthcare’s most “overpaid” CEOs, based on the most recent annual report from nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.
Payers are the 'only people making money in healthcare anymore,' administrator says
Suzi Cunningham, administrator of Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center in Redlands, Calif., joined Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends she’s wary of.
How to handle CMS overpayments: What ASCs, anesthesia providers need to know
Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, laid out the responsibilities of Medicare overpayments in a Feb. 8 blog post.
