UnitedHealthcare plans to drop Houston Methodist hospital system from its in-network providers at the end of the year, and Optum will be directing patients away from the system's eight hospitals as a result, reported the Houston Chronical.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Revenue leaks that go undetected can hurt an ASC's profitability and cash flow, according to Serbin Medical Billing.
Massachusetts has the lowest uninsured rate of any U.S. state, according to a ranking by WalletHub.
Texas has the highest uninsured rate of any U.S. state, according to a ranking by WalletHub.
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health joined Geisinger Health Plan's provider network, The Standard-Journal reports.
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Outpatient venues are taking on a growing percentage of Medicare patients, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
In order to receive Medicare reimbursement and be certified by CMS, ASCs must comply with standards set by the federal agency.
Ron Rittenmeyer, CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, said he'd like to see policymakers improve the ACA's current framework instead of eliminating it entirely, ThinkAdvisor reported.
Surgical Notes published an e-book providing information about 15 key performance indicators ASCs can monitor to improve revenue cycle performance.
Patients are responsible for a greater portion of their healthcare bills than they were two decades ago, and many can’t afford their out-of-pocket costs or high deductibles, leaving providers in the lurch.