ASC software company Surgical Information Systems outlined key strategies ASCs should use to make their billing processes run smoother.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
In most specialties, patients are increasingly paying their healthcare bills online, according to a study conducted by EHR and practice management software developer Athenahealth.
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.
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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.
The Indiana legislature is considering legislation to require hospitals to put a "good faith estimate" on medical bills and prevent hospitals from billing in-hospital rates at off-site facilities, local NBC affiliate WTHR reports.
With the shift to value-based healthcare, more procedures are being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).
To help patients afford local surgery, general surgeon Wade Naziri, MD, established an independent ASC that offers transparent, cash-based pricing, according to The Laurinburg Exchange.