In March 2019, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota instituted a site-of-service policy asking physicians to refer patients to high-quality, low-cost care at ASCs when medically appropriate.
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In 2019, almost 50% of all insured individuals were insured through employer-sponsored plans. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate climbed to a high of 14.7% before dropping to between 7.9 and 8.3% as of September…
While COVID-19 initially caused a shutdown or significant slowdown for surgery centers, ASCs have worked their way back to achieving pre-pandemic volumes. Surgery centers have proven to deliver safe and high quality outcomes, and have become a very attractive destination…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare will install Ashish Goulatia as president of revenue collections and executive vice president of technology enablement on Dec. 1.
Monthly premiums for Medicare Part B coverage for outpatient care will increase to $148.50 in 2021, an increase of $3.90, according to a CMS announcement Nov. 6.
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In 2020, claim volume changes, as well as an increase in uninsured patients, have caused ripple effects through the emergency medicine community.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made proactive revenue cycle management and cash flow top priorities for ASCs, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management, an independent division of Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.
We have all heard the famous but unattributable quote, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
America's Health Insurance Plans, a health insurance lobby, submitted comments on a CMS proposal that would bring faster Medicare coverage for medical devices, according to a Nov. 2 press release.
Humana's Deputy CMO Brian Powers, MD, shared his thoughts about low-value care in ASCs with Becker's ASC Review.