Category: ASC News

Many physicians are shocked and confused by Medicare’s physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2023, which would reduce the conversion factor by 4.42 percent. 

While the unemployment rate in the U.S. is slowly declining, so is the rate of wage increases for many workers. 

Pediatrics has the lowest-paying starting salary, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare’s 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

CMS on July 15 released its 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule, which includes updates to ASC payment rates, the inpatient-only list and ASC covered-procedures list.

Colorado’s first fully robotics-dedicated surgery center and four more ASC firsts that Becker’s has covered since June 15:

CMS is considering changes to its Stark Law voluntary self-referral disclosure protocols in an effort to streamline the process, according to a July 14 article in JDSupra from the law firm McGuireWoods. 

CMS proposes physician fee cuts for 2023 and six more federal healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since July 5:

Healthcare consultant Merritt Hawkins released its list of the most recruited physician and advanced practice specialties in its 2022 “Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has added complexity to the physician compensation climate, according to a July 11 blog post from the American Medical Association. 

Several states have been evaluating ASC transparency legislation, from price transparency to service transparency.