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How texting improves patient outcomes

A new study published in JAMA has shown that sending automated text messages to patients after they have been discharged from a hospital stay reduces readmission rates by 41 percent, according to a Dec. 27 report from the American Medical Association.&…

ASC reimbursement rates shouldn't be based on ownership, leader says

According to Dennis Fliegelman, principal consultant at West Lake Village, Calif.-based ARA Financial Services, outpatient reimbursement should be based on clinical rationale rather than ownership structure. 

Stark Law: What ASC leaders need to know in 2023

Becker’s has reported on three Stark Law changes and considerations in 2022. Here’s what ASC leaders need to know going into 2023:

Why this ASC leader questions CMS' 'methodology'

Dennis Fliegelman, principal consultant at West Lake Village, Calif.-based ARA Financial Services and former hospital administrator, joined Becker’s to discuss how CMS performed in 2022. 

Bankrupt clinic chain to auction off millions in assets

Bankrupt clinic chain Borrego Health will auction off millions of dollars worth of real estate, medical equipment and other property in January, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Dec. 24. 

How physician pay changed in the last 5 years 

Here are 29 physician specialties pay jumps in the last five years, according to Medscape’s 2018 and 2022 physician compensation reports:

4 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker’s since Dec. 22.

Georgia hospital reshuffles executive team

Donalsonville (Ga.) Hospital has named five new leaders to its executive team, the Donalsonville News reported Dec. 28. 

North Carolina health system CEO sets retirement

William Case, CEO of Morehead City, N.C.-based Carteret Health Care, will retire Dec. 31, according to the Carteret County News-Times. 

Delaware clinic surpasses 100 TAVR procedures

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure, according to a Dec. 27 report from the Cape Gazette.