ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Anthony Romeo, MD, executive vice president of the Musculoskeletal Institute of DuPage Medical Group in Downers Grove, Ill., was ready to perform orthopedic surgery on a sedated patient earlier this summer when his office received a surprising call.

Office-based labs and physician practices will see big cuts next year in dialysis vascular access services reimbursement if CMS' 2022 proposed physician fee schedule is finalized.

For Indianapolis, Ind.-based Midwest Center for Joint Replacement, a good culture fit is a priority in securing a payer contract. 

The attorney general of Arkansas is suing Conway (Ark.) Eye Care and Todd Eye Clinic over allegations that the practice defrauded Medicaid thousands of dollars.

Anthem updated its medical policy Aug. 19 to cover radiofrequency ablation, including a minimally invasive treatment of uterine fibroids.

CMS aims to refine Stark Law regulations on indirect compensation arrangements for physician referrals to services performed by immediate family members.

Payer policies and strategies are evolving as more surgeries become approved in the outpatient setting.

An ASC's revenue and profits are directly linked to its front-end processes.

Springfield (Ill.) Clinic and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois have not been able to negotiate an extension of their in-network contract for PPO health plan members, which means 100,000 patients will be considered out-of-network for its ASC as of…

A Rockville, Md.-based spine and pain center chain will pay millions to resolve Medicare fraud claims.