ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

It's a common myth that collecting for procedures before they're completed isn't feasible, according to Regent RCM.

Sherif Khalil, MD, an ophthalmologist, and his practice Beaver Medical Group will pay $5 million to settle false claims allegations related to Medicare Advantage plan billing.

If CMS' 2020 proposed payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient departments is finalized as written, ASCs could see an average 2.7 percent payment increase over all covered procedures, according to ASCA CEO Bill Prentice.

Allentown, Pa.-based Coordinated Health's ASC in Phillipsburg, N.J., plans to begin accepting Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield.

In a shifting payer landscape, ASC administrators need to ensure they're optimizing their reimbursement programs to ensure they're collecting everything they're entitled to.

Maryanne Thompson is the controller for MidLantic Urology, a specialty practice with 46 locations and 70-plus physicians in the U.S.

The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration plans to publicize facility and provider price estimates for the state's ASCs and hospitals, according to Nikole Helvey, chief of health information and transparency.

Revenue cycle performance is key to running a successful practice, according to medical news site Mnet News.

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against a Wilmington, Del.-based pain physician for allegedly participating in a scheme to defraud Medicare of millions of dollars.

ASCs can improve their claims process and achieve clean claims by holding staff accountable and changing processes, according to ASC software company Surgical Information Systems.