Stories about CMS moves were among the most-viewed of 2021, with news about the federal agency's actions taking four of the top 10 spots.
Here are Becker's ASC Review's top 10 stories of 2021:
A state-by-state rundown of hospitals and health systems that postponed elective procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full list of every procedure, with code and descriptor, that CMS originally planned to remove from the ASC payable list.
Eight takeaways from the finalized 2022 CMS Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System.
Explainer on the physician noncompete agreements that the Biden administration has taken aim at.
Four important details on the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposal that was finalized Nov. 2.
Summary of the vaccine mandates CMS set as a requirement for participation in Medicare.
Details about how and why insurance companies are now looking to help independent physician practices survive.
TriHealth filed a lawsuit to enforce a noncompete clause for 18 GI physicians despite a criterion for voiding the clause appearing to have been met.
- Florida physician in surgery center death illegally performed cosmetic procedure, complaint says, Oct. 6
38-year-old Ulesha Ortiz died of internal bleeding from several abdominal organ and blood vessel punctures after Christopher Walker, MD, performed surgery on her that he was allegedly unqualified to do.
A 72-year-old man shot a woman who accompanied him to an appointment at BioSpine Institute in Spring Hill, Fla. The woman, a family member of the shooter, died later that day in surgery.