Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira penned a blog post on what anesthesia practitioners and pain specialists should expect after President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis ...28 November 2017

... Association among others. He is a past member of AmSurg's physician advisory board. He is affiliated with Digestive Health Associates of Texas in Plano. More articles on gastroenterology: Memorial Hermann ...23 October 2017

... Dr. Pike served as president of the consortium from 2009 to 2017. 3. Before his tenure at John Muir Health, Dr. Pike was a physician executive at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare for 12 years. He ...16 October 2017

... show, in a mathematical way, how we can be a more effective deliverer of care from a cost and quality standpoint," said Mr. Zasa. 2. Many ASC physicians are nearing retirement and the dynamics at surgery ...15 August 2017

... get away from the office to attend training. But with big changes in physician reimbursement models and potential for healthcare breaches and billing audits, the need for training is more important than ...10 August 2017

... can utilize if necessary. Compass Surgical Partners opens freestanding Florida ASC Alongside local physicians and Davenport-based Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Compass Surgical Partners opened ...31 July 2017

March, April 2017 Issue of Becker's Hospital Review On the Cover Should Medicare Allow Total Joints in ASCs? Outpatient total joint replacements are gaining steam; physicians across the country are ...23 May 2017

The Motely Fool compiled ten facts about Medicare. Here's what you need to know: 1. There are 57 million Americans, or 16 percent of the U.S. population, on Medicare. The enrollee base is both young ...20 April 2017

... physicians, are narrowing their panels of in-network physicians, thus causing more physicians to become out-of-network with such insurers. Second, along with decreasing the number of in-network physicians, ...24 March 2017

AmSurg released a report on the Stark Law changes for physicians to know in 2017. In the CMS Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule released in October 2016, CMS made changes to Stark Law. The final rule ...06 February 2017

... were actively trying to halt or at least stunt the growth of ASCs. Now many hospitals are exploring ways to partner with existing ASCs or physicians to build new ASCs. This is because ASCs and hospitals ...18 January 2017

... to whether a physician or an advanced-practice nurse administered the anesthesia, which affects reimbursement. Cost-cutting measures also are forcing payers to look more closely at coding than perhaps ...05 January 2017

... the center's physicians rendered to patients, thereby violating state and federal law. 6. What MACRA's 'go at your own pace' could mean for providers The shift to value-based care has fueled discussion ...30 December 2016

... (OON) physicians based solely on the "usual, customary and reasonable" standard. This is no longer the case. With the Affordable Care Act now guaranteeing healthcare coverage to millions of Americans, ...15 November 2016

Huntsville, Ala.-based physician Shelinder Aggarwal, MD, allegedly the most prolific Medicare prescriber of opioids in the U.S. pled guilty to healthcare fraud and a related drug charge, the News Observer ...31 October 2016

CMS found Medicare Advantage online directories contained incorrect information of nearly 50 percent of the 5,832 listed physicians for 54 MA plans, according to Chicago Sun Times. For the survey, ...25 October 2016

On Oct. 14, CMS unveiled the final Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act rule, which will outline physician Medicare payment fees following the sustainable growth rate formula repeal. Kyna Fong, ...25 October 2016

... restitution and received seven years deferred adjudication. 2. An ex-physician of the clinic contacted Texas Mutual Insurance Company saying he stopped working there in June 2012. Pharmacy records had ...24 October 2016

... as it does while also trying to maintain its goal of paying physicians and other providers as quickly as possible." Mr. Gobena details what characterizes a fraudulent physician and factors driving ...13 October 2016

... Texas. A physician-led center, Executive Surgery Center offers services including orthopedic, sports medicine and pain management. Ambulatory care services spending hits $244.3B; up 7.3% in Q2 A Census' ...29 September 2016