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Medicare billing for PAs: 4 trends to watch
Medicare would have saved $194 million in 2018 if indirect billing for nurse practitioners and physician assistants were eliminated, but directly billing these providers would adversely affect small primary care practices, according to a study published in the June issue of Health Affairs. -
6 hospitals opening ASCs
Here are six hospitals that have opened or have plans to open ASCs that Becker's has reported on since June 2: -
8 recent studies for ASC leaders
Here are eight studies for ASC leaders that Becker's has reported on since the beginning of May. -
Connecticut hospital halts surgeries, redirects to ASC due to staff shortages
Trinity Health of New England's Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, Conn., redirected a majority of patients who need outpatient surgery to its ASC on June 9 due to staffing shortages. -
6 statistics on physician assistant pay in 2022
Six things to know about physician assistant pay: -
9 recent ASC moves in Florida
Florida is home to the third-most ASCs of any state in the nation, and it ranks 16th in ASCs per capita. -
Fast facts about ValueHealth
Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth, an ASC company focused on value-based surgical offerings, is gaining steam in 2022 with outpatient partnerships. -
Husband-wife physician duo running front-line Ukrainian hospital
Valentyna Glushenko, MD, and Arkady Glushenko, MD, a husband and wife physician duo, are running a front-line hospital in Slovyansk, Ukraine, The Washington Post reported June 11. -
Whistleblowers win $1.75M in physician's $9.5M Medicare fraud settlement
Minas Kochumian, MD, paid $9.49 million to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to CMS and Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, for procedures and tests that were never performed, the Justice Department said June 10. -
Here's what's drawing patients to ASCs
From physician influence to fear of COVID-19 infection, 17 ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what's drawing patients to ASCs over hospitals. -
CVS in the headlines: 4 moves for ASC leaders
Since April 1, CVS Health has let go of a subsidiary and requested a state bill be vetoed over concerns it would raise drug costs. -
UnitedHealth in the headlines: 5 updates in 60 days
UnitedHealth Group, parent company of ASC management company United Surgical Partners International, saw three lawsuits filed against it since April 1. -
6 federal healthcare updates
Six federal healthcare updates Becker's has covered since May 27: -
The downsides to temporary physicians
Eighty-five percent of providers cited cost as a drawback to hiring temporary physicians, according to AMN Healthcare's "2022 Survey of Locum Tenens." -
Single-payer healthcare system is best, most physicians say
About 70 percent of physicians think some version of a single-payer healthcare system is best for the U.S., according to Medscape's "Physicians' Views on Today's Divisive Social Issues Report 2022." -
2 of 3 ASCs fully owned by physicians: 5 industry notes
About 66 percent of surgery centers are wholly owned by physicians, with the rest of the market owned solely or in collaboration with hospitals and corporations, according to a June report from Definitive Healthcare. -
USPI, Surgery Partners & more: 17 company moves in 2022
Below are 17 stories Becker's has reported on in 2022 involving United Surgical Partners International, Surgery Partners and Surgical Care Affiliates. -
ASCA moves in 2022: 2 updates to know
Here are two recent updates from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association: -
5 statistics making ASC execs nervous
With rising operation costs, nurse shortages and a push toward industry consolidation, independent physicians and ASCs are having a hard time staying independent. -
Physicians' ranking of most important social issues
A large majority of physicians named healthcare access and substance abuse in their top five social issues, according to Medscape's "Physicians' Views on Today's Divisive Social Issues Report 2022."
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