Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the technological developments they’re most excited about this year.
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Merit-based incentive payment systems in 2023: What anesthesiologists need to know
The merit-based incentive payment systems program is now in its eighth year of operation, and Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, laid out what anesthesiologists need to know this year about the program in a December blog post.&nbs…
$30M Mississippi medical office building in development
Newmark Healthcare has arranged a $30 million construction loan to develop a 99,000-square-foot medical office building in Madison, Miss., according to a Jan. 11 report from Rebusiness Online.
McLeod Health strikes partnership with Wesmark ASC
Florence, S.C.-based hospital system McLeod Health has partnered with Sumter, S.C.-based Wesmark ASC to further expand the hospital system’s reach in Sumter County.
2022 was bad. 2023 may have some light at the end of the tunnel, Fitch says: 5 things to know
While 2022 was one of the most difficult years financially for nonprofit healthcare systems, the outlook for 2023 does provide some cautious optimism, Fitch Ratings analysts said on a webinar Jan. 11.
CMS to post 10 Part D drugs in price negotiation program by Sept. 1
CMS on Jan. 11 unveiled key dates for the first year of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program under the Inflation Reduction Act, a $739 billion package that aims to lower drug costs.
The cost and carbon savings of telehealth, quantified
A new study from UC Davis Health has quantified the benefits of telehealth in terms of patients’ cost savings and healthcare’s carbon footprint.
It's time to 'fully embrace' weight loss drugs, ECRI says
After debunking common myths about weight loss drugs, the Emergency Care Research Institute, a patient safety nonprofit, said healthcare needs to “fully embrace” these FDA-approved medications.
7 recent hospital lawsuits, settlements
From two New Jersey-based health systems reaching a settlement in a yearslong dispute, to CommonSpirit Health being hit with a lawsuit over a ransomware attack, here are seven recent lawsuits and settlements involving hospitals Becker’s has reported si…
UC Health physicians push for stronger treatment protections with religious affiliates
The University of California’s health system is renewing contracts with hundreds of outside hospitals and clinics, many with religious affiliations, and some of its physicians and faculty fear they could be barred from providing some forms of treatment…
