WhidbeyHealth in Coupeville, Wash. is recruiting surgeons to increase its volume of outpatient surgeries as it attempts to cut losses and increase revenue, according to local newspaper the South Whidbey Record.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Texas recently passed legislation that generally prohibits the practice of balance billing in cases where patients can't choose their medical provider, according to law firm Gray Reed.
New and interesting and complex procedures such as cardiology, orthopedic and spine are being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) which makes this a particularly interesting time for the space.
A new policy that steers patients getting colonoscopies away from hospital outpatient departments and into ASCs is stirring up controversy in Minnesota, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Private equity firm Osceola Capital acquired Healthcents, a company focused on helping small and medium healthcare providers optimize their payer contracting and growth strategies.
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The most popular stories related to ASC finances in 2019 were ones detailing CMS updates, physician compensation, fraud schemes and insurer programs.
The Michigan Senate Health Policy and Human Services Committee held a hearing on certificate-of-need reform Jan. 8, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Accurate coding is essential to the smooth running of an ASC, according to ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems.
Due to the nonelective nature of orthopedic surgery, rising patient deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, and general confusion over medical billing, the median bad debt for orthopedic practices is nearly $50,000, MarketScale reported based on a 2019 Medical Group Management Association…
Two San Diego-area ophthalmology specialists paid the federal government nearly $950,000 to settle allegations that they falsely billed Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice announced Jan. 2.