Hospital outpatient departments perform routine procedures and surgeries such as colonoscopies and cataract removals for commercially insured individuals at substantially higher prices than Ambulatory ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Within our current health system, optometry has long served as a physician extender for ophthalmology by ...

Conducting common surgical procedures in ambulatory surgical centers can lead to significant savings for patients and payers, according to a new analysis from UnitedHealth Group researchers. The ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Rising cases of flu, RSV and COVID-19 in children are filling up hospital beds in health systems across the country, and Hampton Roads is no stranger to that trend. Doctors with ...

The center of orthopedic care is shifting, and faster than many expected. For Leo Spector, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon and CEO of OrthoCarolina, the move away from hospitals and into ambulatory and ...

Moving routine procedures like colonoscopies and cataract removals away from a hospital outpatient department and to an ambulatory surgery center can save an average of $684 per procedure, ...

A 2.6% OPPS increase arrives with new site-neutral cuts and policy shifts that could offset gains. CMS has issued its final 2026 rule for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ...

Regulators are on board and the reimbursement is there, but should more complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures be shifted from a traditional hospital setting to an ambulatory ...