While the unemployment rate in the U.S. is slowly declining, so is the rate of wage increases for many workers.
Category: ASC News
10 physician specialties with lowest starting pay
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 proposes 2.7% update to ASC pay rate in 2023: 6 things to know
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.
5 ASC 1sts
Colorado’s first fully robotics-dedicated surgery center and four more ASC firsts that Becker’s has covered since June 15:
CMS may update its Stark Law disclosure protocols
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.
7 federal healthcare updates
CMS proposes physician fee cuts for 2023 and six more federal healthcare updates Becker’s has covered since July 5:
16 most-recruited physician specialties
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.”
3 trends complicating physician compensation
The COVID-19 pandemic has added complexity to the physician compensation climate, according to a July 11 blog post from the American Medical Association.
3 states with ASC price transparency laws
Several states have been evaluating ASC transparency legislation, from price transparency to service transparency.
Optum Q2 revenue hits $45.1 billion, up 18% from last year
Optum’s second quarter revenue is up 18 percent from the same quarter last year, reaching $45.1 billion. Revenue per consumer jumped nearly 30 percent.
