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Procedures that previously could be performed, meaning performed and reimbursed, only in a hospital setting, whether inpatient or outpatient, can now be performed in an ASC.
Need a marketing consultant to help grow your ASC? You might want to check with your carriers first. Background As the latest step in a trend that began several years ago, effective for 2021, CMS added 267 new codes to Medicare’s ASC covered procedures list. These are the codes for procedures that Medicare recognizes for […]
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Another week, another hospital closes. Well, at least one.
Yes, this is a popular topic for the blog, because each additional hospital closure underscores the risk for physicians and medical groups that don’t spread risk. The lesson applies to both hospital-based and office-based physicians, although not necessarily equally.
Alchemists struggled without success for centuries attempting to turn lead into gold.
Alchemists struggled without success for centuries attempting to turn lead into gold.
Alchemists struggled without success for centuries attempting to turn lead into gold. Will hospitals struggle that long in their quest to turn outpatients into inpatients? Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Prime”), headquartered in Ontario, California, and Prime’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Prem Reddy. On February 14, 2019, the Department of Justice announced that Prime […]
You know that I strongly believe that the future of hospitals isn’t hospitals, it’s outpatient facilities.
As a frequent reader of the blog, you know that I strongly believe that the future of hospitals isn’t hospitals, it’s outpatient facilities. (In fact, if you haven’t already, grab a free copy of my 2016 book, The Impending Death of Hospitals, here.) I’m not sure whether the folks at Banner Health read my book […]