Category: ASC News

Here’s how ASCs can win in value-based programs

Shannon Yarrow, senior vice president of managed care at Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about ASCs capitalizing on value-based payment programs.

Payers want to keep physicians independent, Surgery Partners exec says

Shannon Yarrow, senior vice president of managed care at Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about why physician independence is good for payers.

ASC claims up 47.1% last year: 4 key points

Surgical procedures are moving from hospitals to ASC settings, as healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare illustrates.

Becker’s 10 worst states for private practice physicians

A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, regulatory environment, amount of competition and individual insurance market.

Becker’s Top 10 states for private practice physicians

A physician looking to go into private practice has to think about several factors when settling on a location. Prominent among them are the area’s average pay, amount of competition and individual insurance market.

$13.1M paid to resolve physician kickback claims; whistleblowers get 20%

A pharmaceutical distributor agreed to pay millions to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to physician practices, and the whistleblowers are walking away with nearly 20 percent of the settlement.

3 Piedmont HealthCare ENT surgeons join new North Carolina ASC

Recently opened multispecialty ASC Iredell Surgery at Mooresville (N.C.) is adding three ENT surgeons from Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 2.

Robots may be the next referral source for surgeons

The next stream of specialist referrals could come from a software platform.

5 healthcare providers among world’s ‘most admired,’ per Fortune

Fortune recognized five healthcare providers on its 2022 list of the world’s most admired companies.

Washington ASC offers gender-affirming surgery

Kirkland, Wash.-based ASC Carillon Point Surgery Center offers gender-affirming surgery.