More hospitals are considering setting up segregated outpatient surgery departments and acquiring ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), but are often hesitant to make these investments. Physicians who ...

The hospital's director Catherine Farr (C) said the new site would increase outpatient capacity by up to a fifth [Practice Plus Group Hospital] A hospital is hoping to expand services and increase its ...

Hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers will receive a 2.9% Medicare pay boost next year under a final rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued Friday. The ...

CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule moves Medicare further toward site-neutral payment, as part of an effort to narrow long-standing payment gaps between hospital outpatient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . December 2020 saw CMS finalize a proposal to eliminate the inpatient only list in a 3-year transitional period, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed updating the outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment rates by 2.6%, in a proposed rule released on Wednesday. The payment would ...

The patchwork of state regulations on hospital outpatient reimbursement has led to a wide variation in healthcare costs, according to a new report. The average workers' compensation payment for ...

A rendering of a design for the proposed outpatient surgical facility by Environments for Health. Image courtesy of UVM Health Network University of Vermont Medical Center is seeking permission from ...