Category: ASC News

A former Charleston, W.Va., physician pleaded guilty to the unlawful distribution of oxycodone after being apprehended overseas and extradited to the U.S.

Here are three updates on reimbursement issues and how they’re impacting ASCs:

The trend of “quiet quitting” has swept through the U.S. workforce in the last few years, touching every industry, including healthcare. 

Physicians spend an average of 5.8 hours of electronic documentation and coding for every eight hours scheduled for patient care, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has launched new resources for improving allergy documentation within ASCs and other outpatient organizations. 

Upon reviewing more than 800 U.S. locales for everything from climate risk to crime to physician availability, Forbes has named the top 25 cities to retire in for 2024. 

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve allegations it billed Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs for prescriptions it never dispensed. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has made several big moves in September so far, including closing a facility and building a new hospital. 

ASC leaders and physicians continuously vent their frustrations over stalled negotiations with payers, as facilities face declining reimbursement from CMS and private payers alike. 

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced to improve enforcement of the No Surprises Act.