ASCs are facing reimbursement pressure on several fronts this fall, from payers slow to pay arbitration awards to a proposed Medicare pay cut CMS is expected to finalize in November. Here are five ...

CMS made 22 surgical procedure codes newly payable in ASCs through its 2026 quarterly updates, according to an analysis of the agency’s April, July and October ASC payment updates. The agency also ...

The North American Spine Society named Christopher Kauffman, MD, president during its 41st Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Dr. Kauffman is an orthopedic surgeon in private practice in the Nashville, ...

Two decades ago, a patient having a hip or knee replacement could expect to spend three to five days in the hospital. Today, some go home within hours of surgery, a shift driven by a series of ...

The U.S. ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market is entering a significant phase of expansion as healthcare providers, ...

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted ...

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is ...

The ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ co-host said his arthritic toe has become so painful that he finally needs surgery — though wife Kelly Ripa couldn’t resist poking fun at the procedure Dave Quinn is the ...

The University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross, the Philadelphia area’s largest insurer, have formed a new company with plans to open at least 18 regional surgery centers.

SIX IN TEN Britons have surgery at some point. So do lots of Americans, at a cost of perhaps $500bn a year, a third of all spending on adults in the world’s biggest health-care market. Plenty of these ...

The unique partnership will expand access to lower-cost, high-quality surgical care across Greater Philadelphia. Insurance requirements and high out-of-pocket costs may make it harder for patients ...