CMS on July 10 shared a proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule that would update payments by 2.6%.
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Advantien launches ASC Profitability Roadmap
Advantien launched an ASC Profitability Roadmap to provide ASC leaders, surgeons and stakeholders with insights on finances and operational data, according to a July 9 news release.
Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference: 5 notes for ASCs
The Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which said disputes over regulation of an ambiguous law, judges should defer to federal agency interpretations within reason.
6 drugs now in shortage
Here are six new shortages, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Texas physician convicted in a $70 million scheme to an Illinois physician getting an eight-year prison sentence for a $1.2 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since June 7:
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases
From a Texas physician convicted in a $70 million scheme to an Illinois physician getting an eight-year prison sentence for a $1.2 million scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since June 7:
40 changes to earn better results, per health IT and finance leaders
Running a successful healthcare organization requires constant innovation and adaptability. Forty healthcare leaders shared their best change in the past two years to attain amazing results. Will you be stealing one of these ideas?
AI is 'more than a buzzword' for Sanford Health amid transformation
Organizational change management and the “people side” of digital technology takes careful consideration by health system C-suites to truly maximize new artificial intelligence-driven platforms and applications.
Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
From a New Jersey physician getting prison his role to a fraud scheme that targeted Amtrak to a former NBA player sentenced to prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the league’s healthcare plan, here are eight healthcare billing fraud cases Becker…
Indiana system taps former Ascension exec as chief medical officer
Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health has appointed Thomas Rohs, MD, to the role of chief medical officer, effective May 6.
