Most medical groups have seen an increase in prior authorization requirements since last year, according to polling from the Medical Group Management Association.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
A physician in Chesapeake, Va., was sentenced to nearly six decades in prison May 18, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
How well is your ASC’s revenue cycle performing? If you can’t answer this quickly and confidently, you may be overdue for a revenue cycle assessment.
Three Ascension affiliated hospitals will pay millions for allegedly violating physician self-referral and anti-kickback laws.
Insurers pass risk to patients with high-deductible health plans, and members are becoming savvier about the cost of care as a result.
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Cigna's preventive care is back to pre-pandemic levels, and Blue Cross Blue Shield cut a rule that hampered competition.
The success of bundled payments hinges on a variety of factors — some ASC leaders are wary, while others have found success in value-based payments.
CMS added hundreds of surgeries and procedure codes to the ASC payable list in 2021 and revealed plans to eliminate the inpatient-only list over the next few years.
More ASCs are considering bundled payments as a part of their strategy. Three ASC leaders spoke with Becker's ASC Review on addressing obstacles with bundled payments.
Bundled payments are a challenge for some ASCs — oftentimes, these payments mean the ASCs have to coordinate post-operative services and align a plan of care.