A St. Louis-based pain management physician is suing to keep the federal government from collecting millions in refunds after it allegedly overpaid his practice $14,418.93.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The process of obtaining prior authorization is challenging for some ASC administrators also tasked with other financial duties.
Employers are increasingly interested in direct contracting with surgery centers through regional and national contracts, and ASCs are ready partners as high quality, low cost sites of care.
Navigating reimbursements from CMS and commercial payers is a difficult task for ASCs. Here are six ASC leaders on their biggest problems with payers.
As prior authorization requirements grow in the outpatient space, ASC administrators have to find ways to balance finances at their centers. For one administrator, communication with physicians and payers has helped the center manage prior authorization rules.
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Angela Mattioda is vice president of revenue cycle management services for Surgical Notes. Here she answers three RCM-focused questions.
Whether it’s a young, single-specialty ASC trying to get its financials in order; a large, multi-specialty center with years of success under its belt; or any other type of surgery center, all types of ASCs outsource their revenue cycle. And…
Texas Eye and Cataract in Waxahachie has begun accepting the cryptocurrency bitcoin as payment for LASIK procedures, according to an April 20 practice news release.
The 2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians has been put on hold through the end of the year, according to a report from the American Medical Association.
Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York updated its coverage policy this year to drive more surgical procedures to ASCs.