UnitedHealthcare's contract with Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital expired June 30, affecting about 17,500 beneficiaries, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Aetna's newest value-based care effort is an ACO agreement with Bridges Health Partners in Warrendale, Pa.
While bundled payments seem simple in theory, execution is complex and very few organizations are doing it well.
Physician leaders of ASCs are responsible for everything from accounting to waste removal, according to MedHQ.
Raghu Reddy, executive administrator of SurgCenter of Western Maryland in Cumberland, has taken an innovative approach to planning for the future.
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President Donald Trump's executive order on price transparency will support the transition to value-based care and enable patients to compare care costs across settings, according to independent physician Mara Holton, MD.
CMS delayed implementing changes to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System requiring health systems to list addresses for care delivered at off-campus provider-based departments, Revcycle Intelligence reports.
Preparation is essential to smooth contract negotiations for ASCs, according to Suzann Crowder, CEO at Health Care Billing of St. Charles.
As payers navigate the value-based care landscape, they are continually seeking ways to provide better member experiences that deliver higher quality at lower costs.
As chief medical officer for Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates, Daniel Murrey, MD, spearheads many initiatives related to bundled payments and value-based care.