ASCs may choose to outsource revenue cycle management so they can streamline operations, keep pace with regulatory chances and maximize revenue, according to In2itive Business Solutions Client Services Manager Mary Watson.  By Angie Stewart - 2/26/19

Revenue cycle management is especially complex for surgery centers, which handle special coding regulations and frequently interact with outside parties, according to Medical Healthcare Solutions' Stephen Brighton.  By Angie Stewart - 2/25/19

Advantage Administration established a management services organization for eye care practices and ASCs.  By Angie Stewart - 2/25/19

Bankers Healthcare Group's Tyler Crawford serves as CEO of BHG Patient Lending, overseeing patient lending programs for individual practices, ASCs and hospitals.  By Angie Stewart - 2/25/19

Ending surprise billing has become a top bipartisan issue, and although no bill has been introduced in this Congress, HealthAffairs reports new legislation could be heavily influenced by past failed attempts.  By Eric Oliver - 2/25/19

After years of failure, legislative attitudes towards the state's restrictive certificate of need laws are shifting and pending legislation in the state's General Assembly has the potential to pass, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.  By Eric Oliver - 2/22/19

Value-based care implementation is inconsistent nationwide, and it's unclear which adoption strategies work, according to a HealthEdge survey report.  By Angie Stewart - 2/20/19

Plastic surgeon Jonathan Kaplan, MD, founded the price estimator tool BuildMyBod to help patients learn about procedures and review surgical costs.  By Angie Stewart - 2/20/19

ASCs collecting claims must adhere to timely filing requirements , according to Fort Myers, Fla.-based Serbin Medical Billing.  By Rachel Popa - 2/19/19

Outsourced coding provider Peak Health Solutions was named a 2019 Best in KLAS Category Leader.  By Angie Stewart - 2/19/19

Certificate of need laws make performing surgeries in the outpatient setting more difficult, Hal Scherz, MD, wrote in a column for The Augusta Chronicle.  By Shayna Korol - 2/18/19

Van Nuys-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute CNO Rashel Campos, RN, BSN, works with the organization's clinics and provides operational oversight of its surgery centers.  By Angie Stewart - 2/18/19

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Serbin Medical Billing shared three tips for ASCs to improve collections and financial counseling.  By Rachel Popa - 2/15/19

Contracts are a critical component of a successful financial strategy for nearly every facility. While often underestimated, small changes in your managed care contracts can have big impacts on your bottom line. Here are 6 tips that your surgery center might want to consider as you look to get the most out of managed care contracts in 2019:  By Scott Allen, Vice President, Managed Care Contracting, National Medical Billing Services - 2/15/19

Global 1 recognized Christopher Hamilton, MD, as a bundled payment leader.  By Angie Stewart - 2/14/19

As more people become covered under high deductible health plans, patients are responsible for paying a larger portion of their medical bill.  By Laura Dyrda - 2/14/19

Keeping up with contracts as an ASC adds new specialties is essential to for a center to be successful, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health Managed Care Vice President Andrea Woodell.  By Rachel Popa - 2/13/19

Hospitals and health systems missed HHS' goal for the value-based care transition by a long shot, according to a survey by The Washington Post and Philips.  By Angie Stewart - 2/13/19

As price transparency movements gain momentum, Columbus-based Ohio Surgery Center has gotten ahead of the trend by using a price estimator tool on its website.  By Angie Stewart - 2/13/19

The New Jersey appellate court ruled in favor of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as regards PIP procedures payable in an ASC, in a lawsuit brought by several New Jersey ASCs.  By Laura Dyrda - 2/12/19