Differences in reimbursement between ASCs and HOPDs are an ongoing pain point for surgery centers. However, many opportunities to profit off of specialty procedures remain, regardless.
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
ASC operating budgets climb
Annual ASC operating budgets ticked up last year, according to a survey from OR Manager.
Florida man pleads guilty to $39.5M fraud, physician kickback scheme
A man in Port Richey, Fla., has pleaded guilty for his role in a $39.5 million healthcare fraud case that involved physician kickbacks.
The uncertain future of colonoscopies
Recently, U.S cancer screening costs hit $43.2 billion annually. Screening colonoscopies accounted for $23.7 billion, or 55%, of that cost. All other colorectal cancer screening methods, such as stool and blood tests, accounted for only $3.8 billion.&n…
'There is no price tag for the emotional toll': What happens to physicians when hospitals cut services
Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiologist at the New Haven-based Yale School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how these shuttering services are affecting physicians
Physicians beware: The Stark law issues raising alarms
Physicians are eyeing Stark law as the Department of Justice doubles down on enforcement, with an uptick in complaints-in-intervention and Stark-related settlements.
Tenet, Ascension, HCA & more pivot to ASCs to propel growth
Large health systems are forming partnerships and joint ventures for the development or management of ASCs as care continues to shift from inpatient to outpatient settings.
Hospital bankruptcies ease after 5-year high: What ASCs need to know
Healthcare bankruptcies have slowed since a five-year high in 2023, when 12 hospitals and health systems filed for bankruptcy, according to a report published Aug. 14 by Gibbins Advisors, a healthcare restructuring consulting firm.
Texas A&M students innovate NFL officiating with ophthalmology tech
Students at Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine are combining sports and ophthalmology to create new developments in officiating for the National Football League, MedicalXpress reported Aug. 15.
Meet the leaders of the 7 best hospitals in Texas for outpatient joint replacements
Healthgrades released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for outpatient joint replacements, including seven in Texas.
