Lawmakers continued to urge Congress to address cuts to Medicare reimbursements in a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter signed by 233 representatives Oct. 11. Here are five things to know about the ...

Gastroenterology is seeing rapid changes, as colorectal cancer cases rise and the physician shortage intensifies. Benjamin Levy III, MD, gastroenterologist at University of Chicago Medicine, joined ...

Jitander Dudee, MD. Ophthalmologist at Medical Vision Institute (Lexington, Ky.): My enthusiasm for the future success of ASCs the U.S. is based on these factors: Cost efficiency: ASCs typically offer ...

Declining reimbursement rates: One of the primary concerns for ASCs is the potential for decreasing reimbursement rates from both Medicare and private payers. Changes to the Medicare fee schedule and ...

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Healthcare System has opened a new ASC in Canton, Ga., according to an Oct. 18 report from the Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News.

From reimbursement declines to increased competition from hospitals and other players, six ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss what's threatening the future of ASCs. Question: What scares you for ...

In theory, it all appears hopeful and promising, with a degree of skepticism due to, but not limited to, huge financial restraints (those actual and those manmade), government rulings, institutions ...

Steven Brant, MD, professor at New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Bishr and Souha Omary Family Endowed Legacy Professorship.

New York City-based East River Medical Imaging has agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that alleged negligent cybersecurity. According to an Oct. 17 news release, the ...

Even for independent ASCs, hospital partnerships can present beneficial spinoffs, such as shared resources. Surgery centers and hospitals can also develop co-ownerships, such as partnerships with ...

The primary care physician at that clinic, Brian Bedolla, MD, will move to Legacy Medical Group—Bridgeport in Lake Oswego, Ore., the system said in a statement shared with the Report. Legacy informed ...

The lawsuit, filed Oct. 1 in an Arizona federal district court, accuses Aetna of "continuous and systematic denial of healthcare reimbursement claims" for services administered to patients insured by ...