Physicians have voiced their frustration at Medicare’s physician fee schedule final rule, released Nov. 1, which will reduce the conversion factor by 4.48 percent to $33.06 and potentially decrease access to care for the Medicare population.
Category: ASC News
2 ways private practices can best recruit talent
Physicians have been struggling with changes to the workforce throughout COVID-19, with recruitment becoming more difficult for practices. The American Medical Association has suggested two ways that private practices can best recruit talent:
5 things ASC leaders should know about long COVID-19 cases
Long COVID-19 cases, defined as suffering from COVID-19 symptoms for three months or longer, are more prevalent in women than men, according to an Oct. 31 report from CNBC based on U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics data.
Volunteer Surgery Center celebrates 1 year, plans to open medical office building
Volunteer Surgery Center in Talbott, Tenn., owned by Tennova Healthcare and the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, is celebrating one year of operation, according to an Oct. 31 report from the Citizen Tribune.
14 HCA Healthcare ASCs named America’s best
Fourteen HCA Healthcare ASCs made Newsweek’s “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers,” which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.
Why US vs UK physicians behave inappropriately
Medscape’s October report “Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK” laid out why physicians in the United Kingdom and the U.S. believe their colleagues behave inappropriately.
Arkansas physician found guilty of overprescribing 1.2M prescription drugs
Texarkana, Ark.-based Lonnie Joseph Parker, MD, has been convicted for prescribing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, the U.S. Justice Department said Oct. 29.
How personal productivity impacts physician compensation
Over half of all physicians are paid, at least in part, based on their personal productivity, according to the American Medical Association’s latest “Physician Practice Benchmark Survey.”
New York hospital to convert to outpatient care center
HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., will be converted into an outpatient care-focused facility as its parent company builds a new hospital in the area, according to a press release from the health network.
Compass Surgical Partners: 6 new hires in 45 days
ASC management company Compass Surgical Partners has considerably expanded its leadership team, with six new hires in the last two months alone.
