Category: ASC News

ASC leaders and physicians remain frustrated with Medicare and private payers over disparities in reimbursements between their facilities and hospital outpatient departments. 

Walmart said in April that it was shuttering all 51 of its clinics along with its telehealth business, citing financial issues.

Forbes recently released its list of the 500 top colleges in America for 2024, with 25 universities being named top facilities for the best return on investment. 

Tuan Nguyen, MD, a physician in Oklahoma City, agreed to pay $165,000 to settle civil penalty claims that he issued invalid prescriptions for Schedule III controlled substances.

As the ASC market becomes increasingly competitive with more players vying for market share, a successful strategy may be the difference between ASCs that thrive and those that struggle.

Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa) has been unanimously exempt from state certificate-of-need requirements for a new project, according to an Aug. 27 report from The Gazette.

Nearly one in four physicians have been investigated by a medical board at least once, according to Medscape’s “‘Be Just and Fair’: Medscape Physicians’ Thoughts on Medical Boards Report 2024,” published Aug. 27. 

The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare is a divisive issue in healthcare, with both strong supporters and opponents.

Here are 10 changes made or proposed at the federal or state level that Becker’s has reported on since 2021:

Currently, one in five physicians in the U.S. is an immigrant, according to the American Immigration Lawyers Association. In some specialties, like geriatrics and nephrology, the share of physician immigrants reaches 50%.