Issue link: https://beckershealthcare.uberflip.com/i/1172132
4 PUBLISHER'S LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ASC MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18 New York imposes stricter policies for freestanding ASC developments — 5 things to know The top 8 uses of telehealth in the outpatient setting Independent Texas surgical practice could close after 3 surgeons leave — 4 insights Tenet/USPI ambulatory revenue up 5.3% in Q2 — 6 things to know Surgical company seeks $15M investments for 10 closed surgery centers Physicians' top investing mistakes EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Making the patient financial experience a win-win . . 21-22 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-29 Private equity, physician-owned centers & more: Dr. Michael Rivers on ASC trends The trends ASCs should know in outpatient orthopedics & other thoughts from Dr. Louis Levitt Why ASCs should be cooperating & not competing: 5 Qs with Jeffrey Flynn, COO & administrator of Gramercy Surgery Center Dr. Michael Weinstein: How drug pricing legislation can hurt patients, independent physicians An election won't solve healthcare's biggest problem, says former Sen. Bill Frist EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Why the 'old school' approach to collections is no longer viable for ASCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 JOINT VENTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-37 4 quotes from HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen on outpatient caseload California ASC property sells for $13.5M — 5 details Surgery Partners to relocate multispecialty ASC — 3 details EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Successfully adding a new ASC service line . . . . . . . . 39-40 CODING & BILLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-48 CMS could add 6 heart procedures to ASC-payable list FEATURES