Becker's ASC Review

Time 2020-10-05 16:04:39

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unprecedented amount of pressure on healthcare leaders who must juggle a plethora of clinical, financial and operations priorities, while also putting the safety of their patients and staff members front and center. Heidi Tavel, MD, is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tucson, Ariz. She wrote about her concerns about Gov. Doug Ducey's decision to opt out of CMS' requirement for physician supervision of CRNAs in a column for the Arizona Capitol Times. Since July 1, Becker's ASC Review has reported six significant changes and proposed changes to reimbursement for ASCs: Just under 10 percent of providers are "definitely making a career change" in the next year, according to The Medicus Firm's "2020 Practice Preference Relocation Survey." Introduction:2020 introduced an unbelievable set of stressors, both for patient health and for the health of the economy. It may be alarming at first to discover that the human body is made up of more bacteria cells than human cells, especially in the gut. However, research over the years has shown us how bacteria interacts with our immune system and the dynamic role it can play in diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). For decades, ASCs have been the high value setting for elective surgeries and procedures across the U.S. In recent years, technology advancements made it possible to perform more complex procedures in the ASC, and the pandemic accelerated this outpatient migration. Efficiency is the lifeblood of surgery centers. As the outpatient setting grows in popularity, surgery center leaders must ensure the safe, efficient turnover of operating rooms to both compete for additional case volume and keep costs under control, according to the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses. The Michigan Senate passed surprise medical billing legislation that would remove patients from surprise billing disputes and would pay out-of-network providers from a patient's insurer, Crain's Detroit Business reports. Ernst Young named MiraMed Global Services CEO Tony Mira one of its Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award finalists. As ASCs recover from pandemic-related standstills, "working with staff to regain volume and achieve financial stability will be a prime goal," according to OR Manager's "2020 Career Salary Survey." Separate payment status for the use of the cataract surgery drug Omidria in ASCs expired Oct. 1, according to an update from Omeros Corp. The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society asked members about pros and cons that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what respondents had to say, according to survey results shared with Becker's ASC Review. Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health is a major tenant of a 40,218-square-foot office building in South Jersey sold for $4.5 million, according to an Oct. 2 report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. Miami-based Gastro Health partnered with Cincinnati-based Ohio Gastroenterology Liver Institute and Woodbridge, Va.-based Associates in Gastroenterology in two separate deals, the platform announced Oct. 1. Cincinnati-based Mayfield Spine Surgery Center neurosurgeon Michael Kachmann, MD, performed the first procedure with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform in Ohio, the center announced Oct. 1. New England Surgical Suites opened in Natick, Mass., expanding on a partnership between Shields Health Care and Reliant Medical Group, the Boston Globe reports. Medical real estate developer Lindbrook Development Services purchased a former surgery center in Greensboro, N.C., and is doing an extensive renovation of the property, the Triad Business Journal reports. President Donald Trump tweeted early Oct. 2 that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19, CNN reports.

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