Here are 26 moves by payers for ASC leaders and physicians to know in 2024:
Category: Becker’s ASC Review
HSS awards multimillion-dollar grant to Miami researchers for whole-eye transplant project
Miami-based Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received a multimillion dollar grant from HSS’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
'It illustrates why patients and providers hate insurers': 23 responses to Anthem BCBS' anesthesia pay policy reversal
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has reversed its decision on a controversial anesthesia reimbursement policy update, which would have introduced a new reimbursement structure based on CMS physician work time values.
How did the ASC industry change in 2024?
Six ASC leaders joined Becker’s to share how the ASC industry shifted in 2024.
UCSF to pay $15M for mixing anesthesia with formaldehyde
The University of California San Francisco has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations that medics mistakenly mixed her anesthetic with chemical formaldehyde, according to a Dec. 5 report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
$21M ASC to open in Iowa
A $21 million surgery center is coming to Ames, Iowa, as part of a partnership between Mary Greeley Medical Center and McFarland Clinic, also located in Ames, according to a Dec. 6 report from the Ames Tribune.
What did anesthesiologists learn in 2024?
From reimbursement challenges and staffing shortages to shifting payer policies, 2024 has been an active year for anesthesiologists.
Massachusetts Supreme Court weighs negligence time limit: 8 things to know
A case under review by the Massachusetts Supreme Court will decide whether a physician can be held liable for failing to run certain tests a decade prior to a patient developing cardiac disease, Law.com reported Dec. 5.
10 things to know about Stark law compliance for group practices
Law firm Day Pitney outlined critical points for group practice compliance with Stark Law in a November blog post.
UVM workers protest job, ambulatory cutbacks
In October, The Green Mountain Care Board, the governing body of the University of Vermont Medical Center, ordered University of Vermont Health Network to cut $122 million in revenue from Central Vermont Medical Center and UVMMC to stay within an impos…
