Consolidation in healthcare has reduced competition in several regions, including among health insurers.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/20/19

Outpatient surgery providers have been slow to adopt bundled payments, which offer an opportunity for ASCs to prove themselves as a viable care option, according to Roji Health Intelligence CEO Theresa Hush.  By Angie Stewart - 6/19/19

Chris Markford, administrator of the Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Clearwater (Fla.), shared his thoughts on the top reimbursement trends in the ASC industry.  By Rachel Popa - 6/19/19

Technology and patient consumerism are two of the top factors contributing to the growth of outpatient facilities such as ASCs, primary care clinics and urgent care centers, according to Definitive Healthcare's 2019 outpatient trends report.  By Rachel Popa - 6/19/19

Statement lag is an important benchmark because patients are taking on increasing financial responsibility, according to Regent RCM.  By Angie Stewart - 6/18/19

Out-of-network strategies can affect ASC value, according to the 2019 ASC Valuation Survey by HealthCare Appraisers.  By Rachel Popa - 6/18/19

Reflexion Health CEO Joe Smith, MD, PhD, spoke to Becker's ASC Review about the evolving healthcare reimbursement landscape.  By Angie Stewart - 6/18/19

C-level healthcare executives said increasing access to ambulatory care was their top priority in 2019, according to the Advisory Board's Annual Health Care CEO Survey.  By Eric Oliver - 6/18/19

Surgical Information Systems' Jho Outlaw, senior vice president of revenue cycle services and Jessica Nelson, director of revenue cycle services, outlined how ASCs can improve the claims process.  By Rachel Popa - 6/17/19

  Reports from healthcare intelligence company Definitive Healthcare and HealthCare Appraisers outline the revenue generated by ASCs, as well as the top procedures performed.  By Rachel Popa - 6/17/19

Accurate and compliant coding is essential to getting paid, so practices should keep up with requirement changes, Dermatology Times reports.  By Angie Stewart - 6/17/19

The Surgery Center of Oklahoma's anesthesiologist founders explained to Yahoo Finance how their business model is designed to keep costs down.  By Angie Stewart - 6/14/19

The Surgery Center of Oklahoma's anesthesiologist founders — Steven Lantier, MD, and Keith Smith, MD — believe price transparency is the key to getting healthcare costs under control, according to Yahoo Finance.  By Angie Stewart - 6/14/19

To keep denials low, ASCs must maintain a high clean claims rate, according to Regent RCM.  By Angie Stewart - 6/14/19

ASCs should benchmark net collection rate to determine whether they're fighting hard enough to get what they're owed, according to Regent RCM.  By Angie Stewart - 6/13/19

The North Carolina Senate included several certificate of need-related measures in its proposed 2020 fiscal budget, JD Supra reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/12/19

Roji Health Intelligence CEO Theresa Hush, a healthcare strategist with 25-plus years of industry experience, told Becker's ASC Review what to expect for the future of risk-based agreements.  By Angie Stewart - 6/11/19

ASC leaders should focus on improving charge lag rather than claim lag, according to Regent RCM.  By Angie Stewart - 6/10/19

Several legal and policy updates announced in the past month could affect reimbursement in ASCs.  By Angie Stewart - 6/10/19

Richa Singh is executive vice president of sales at Collect Rx.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/10/19