5 Ways ASCs Can Improve Coding
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, suggests the following five ways ASCs can improve their coding.
Read more...Improving the Billing Process at Your ASC: Q&A With Mary Igo of Minnesota Gastroenterology
Mary Igo, CEO of Minnesota Gastroenterology based in Minneapolis, discusses how MNGI maintains efficiency in its billing process. Read more...8 Ways ASCs Can Improve Patient Collections
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, offers eight ways ASCs can improve patient collections.
Read more...Third RAC Region Begins Medical Necessity Reviews
Following authorization from CMS on Aug. 6 to begin medical necessity reviews of 18 types of medical conditions, three Medicare recovery audit contractors have announced the start of such review, according to AHA News Now. Read more...Should Your ASC Outsource Coding And Billing?
In today's economy, why should you consider spending additional money to give your most precious asset to an outsider? Before you determine that outsourcing your ASC's coding and billing is not for you, take a moment to read more about it. You can then make an informed decision on whether outsourcing might be the right choice for your center.
Read more...ASCAC Delivers Comments to CMS on Proposed ASC Payment System Changes
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee has sent a letter to Donald Berwick, MD, administrator of CMS, with the Committee's comments on the proposed 2011 rule for ASC payments.
Read more...Compliance Audits: Preventative Medicine for Your Practice
Imagine the patient who doesn't come to your practice until he is very ill. He's hospitalized, undergoing extensive procedures at a great cost. The sad part? His condition could have been prevented if he had come in for regular preventive care.Compliance audits can be viewed in the same way. Practices that bill for services without taking the time to check to see if what they're doing is right are running the same risk as a patient who doesn't see his or her physician for preventive care services. They're gambling that everything is ok. That is, until something bad happens.
Read more...6 Things Your ASC May Not Know About Billing and Coding
As president of National Medical Billing Services in St. Louis, Mo., one of the largest ASC billing companies in the country, Lisa Rock is well-versed in the mistakes ASCs make concerning billing and coding. Here she discusses six things your ASC may not know about billing and coding that can prevent rejected claims and save you money.
Read more...10 Best Practices to Negotiate Insurance Contracts for Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Driven ASCs
Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, suggests following these 10 best practices to help your ASC negotiate good insurance contracts for orthopedic, spine and pain-driven ASCs.
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