ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

UnitedHealthcare did not renew its in-network contract with Envision Healthcare for 2021, according to a Dec. 31 news release.

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Appeals Court allowed Los Angeles-based Beverly Oaks Physicians Surgery Center to seek unpaid claims from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, reversing a decision from a district court, according to a Dec. 17 court filing.

Congress is expected to pass legislation around surprise medical billing in its COVID-19 year-end relief package, The Hill reported Dec. 20.

Salary represents a much higher portion of income among hospital-employed physicians than it does for physicians in single- and multispecialty practice, according to research published in December by the American Medical Association.

Salary and compensation based on productivity were the two most common payment methods for physicians in 2018, according to research published in December by the American Medical Association.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group published research Dec. 10 examining the savings that could result from performing joint replacements in ASCs instead of hospital inpatient settings.

Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group on Dec. 10 published new research touting the major advantages of moving routine joint replacements from hospitals to ASCs.

COVID-19 may have shattered the assumption that healthcare is recession-proof, but a new report from commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield predicts that demand for medical space will be resilient, GlobeSt.com reported Dec. 11.

It may be time to change the way organizations set physician compensation rates, according to healthcare valuation and transaction advisory firm VMG Health.

ASC can continue to receive separate payment for Omeros' cataract surgery drug, Omidria, under CMS' 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule.