David Hardin, MD, the chief of medical innovation at Healogic in Denver, spoke with Becker’s ASC Review about how CMS policies are hindering physician investments and affecting care.
“I wish CMS would decrease the burden for physician-owned enterprises under Stark and Affordable Care Act prohibitions,” Hardin says. “With removal of physicians from healthcare investment, we have seen quality and patient care suffer with costs continuing to rise. This is worst in hospital services, as the largest sector of spending for healthcare. Data has shown physician-owned hospitals to be better for both patient care and costs of care.” Read more.
