The California Ambulatory Surgery Association recently held its fourth annual ASC Health Plan Summit, a meeting of ASC leaders and all major California health plans. The event was designed to identify ...

For three decades, advances in minimally invasive techniques and anesthesia have fueled a steady shift in surgical care from inpatient hospitals to outpatient settings. And it’s been a success ...

The federal government is moving forward with a long-planned effort to eliminate a list of medical procedures limited to inpatient facilities, per a 2026 hospital payment rule finalized Friday. The ...

In general, inpatient vs. outpatient care depends on how long you need to be in a hospital or clinic. Outpatient procedures are handled on the same day, while inpatient procedures require overnight or ...

Determine the current and future financial impacts of inpatient and outpatient TKA procedures at your healthcare organization. This article first appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of ...

Among other policies addressed in the rulemaking, CMS finalized its proposals to eliminate the Inpatient Only (IPO) list over a three-year transitional period, phase out the list completely by CY 2024 ...

The shift in volume to ambulatory surgery centers will put pressure on outpatient hospital revenue, but the type of patients moving to ASCs is likely to be the bigger issue. CMS is proposing to ...

Inpatient procedures are an integral part of routine stroke care. Some procedures have a curative intent to heal the patient, while others are life-sustaining procedures. A new study has found that ...