Blue Cross Blue Shield received about $25 billion in medical claims for adult beneficiaries undergoing elective orthopedic procedures in 2017, according to a 2019 review cited by Tara Vail, chief operating officer at ASC software company HST Pathways.
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Anthem is focusing on bundled payment initiatives and incentives for delivering care in the appropriate setting, according to a fourth-quarter 2019 earnings call transcribed by The Motley Fool.
ASCs can improve their cash flow by regularly evaluating aspects of the revenue cycle process, according to Serbin Medical Billing.
Demetrio Aguila, MD, has a novel solution to healthcare affordability: allowing patients to pay for surgical procedures through volunteer work.
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ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems outlined key surgery center payments trends.
Medicare might be overpaying surgeons because of built-in reimbursements for postoperative care, according to an analysis by RAND Corp., a nonprofit research organization.
The Department of Justice collected over $3 billion from civil cases involving alleged False Claims Act violations in 2019, according to a Jan. 9 announcement.
An annual coding contest revealed that the accuracy of outpatient coding worsened in 2019, ICD-10 Monitor reports.
Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health System reached an agreement to join Cigna's network, providing Cigna Medicare Advantage customers access to all Crozer-Keystone facilities.