CMS finalized a 2.9% pay increase for hospital outpatient and ASC services, based on a 3.4% market update, minus a 0.5% productivity adjustment. Several major insurance companies are following suit, ...

Despite ASCs growing role in the healthcare landscape, many leaders feel the ASC industry remains widely misunderstood, even among healthcare professionals.  To shed light on some of the most ...

The number of physician-owned private practices in the U.S. has declined by nearly 20% since 2012, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey. The AMA surveyed ...

An argument used by the Supreme Court to thwart former President Joe Biden’s climate change and student loan forgiveness policies now threatens President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, Bloomberg ...

Here are four hospitals and health systems that plan to lay off employees, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Renton, Wash.-based Valley Medical Center will make service consolidations and other changes to ...

Becker’s has reported on three hospital closures in the last month, and ASCs may feel the ripple effects as displaced patients and providers seek alternative sites of care and hospitals restructure ...

DFD Russell Medical Center will close its Bridgton, Maine, clinic on Aug. 28 due to financial pressures, Maine Public reported May 30. In a statement to the publication, health system leaders cited ...

A physician in Frisco Texas has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve claims he violated the knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims for evaluation and management services that ...

ASC-hospital joint ventures have become a mainstay as the ASC market matures and hospitals increasingly look to expand their outpatient surgical capacity. Seven ASC leaders and physicians joined ...

The most influential factor for physicians in deciding to sell off private practices to either hospitals or private equity companies in 2024 was the ability to better negotiate higher payment rates ...

St. Louis-based Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Nashville-based ASC chain AmSurg in a deal valued at approximately $3.9 ...

Growing orthopedic (ortho) and spine surgical volume raises an important question: can ASC support structures handle the increased workloads and regulatory requirements without increased financial ...