ASC leaders agree that effective leadership goes beyond managing operations, and it requires continuous learning and adaptation to stay ahead in the dynamic industry.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
Massachusetts hospital to pay $5.5M+ to settle kickback allegations
Brookline, Mass.-based First Psychiatric Planners, operating as Bournewood Health Systems and Bournewood Hospital, has agreed to pay between $5.5 million and $6.5 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by way patient kickbacks.
ASCs' Medicare savings: 5 notes
Migrating procedures to the ASC setting has the potential to save patients, payers and healthcare money.
Tenet's executive shakeup: 5 moves
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is the parent company of United Surgical Partners International, the country’s largest ASC chain.
Bariatric surgeon to pay $45K to settle false claims allegations
A physician who formerly worked at Steward Easton (Pa.) Hospital has agreed to pay $45,000 plus interest to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare by improperly billing esophagogastroduodenoscopies.
The state of anesthesia providers: 5 things to know
Here are five updates and developments shaping the anesthesia industry right now:
10 best small cities to live in
In a new ranking, Wallethub named Carmel, Ind., the best small city to live in for its low unemployment rate, low rent costs and high median annual household income, among other factors.
What's going on in anesthesia?
From new independent anesthesiology groups to states opting out of certified registered nurse anesthetists supervision requirements, here are 10 new developments in the anesthesia industry so far in 2024:
What 5 anesthesiologists have said about reimbursements in 2024
Anesthesia reimbursements are seeing a steep decline – CMS anesthesia reimbursements declined 8.2% from 2019 to 2024, according to VMG Health.
Texas hospital opens outpatient surgery department
San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital Northeast opened an outpatient surgery department in its newest medical office building, Community Impact reported Oct. 1.
