Allegheny Health Network's 2019 net income was up $95 million year over year, and ASC volume increased by about 9 percent, according to TribLive.
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Copper Ridge Surgery Center has a new administrative team member, according to the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Envision Healthcare confirmed it will provide care for patients with coronavirus without charging unexpected costs.
ASC software company Surgical Information Systems outlined key strategies ASCs should use to make their billing processes run smoother.
In most specialties, patients are increasingly paying their healthcare bills online, according to a study conducted by EHR and practice management software developer Athenahealth.
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A Florida woman who pleaded guilty in a healthcare fraud case was ordered to pay more than $5,700 in restitution, the Department of Justice announced March 4.
A federal grand jury indicted California physician Timothy Mulligan, MD, for allegedly committing healthcare fraud and prescribing more than 700,000 opioid doses to patients outside the scope of professional standards, The Mercury News reports.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission plans to recommend CMS eliminate a 2.8 percent pay increase for surgery centers in its report to Congress March 13, citing issues around surgery center finances, Bloomberg Law reports.
Even if an ASC is performing well, there can still be room for revenue cycle improvement, according to ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems.
Even if an ASC is performing well, there can still be room for revenue cycle improvement, according to ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems.