Florida authorities have received six complaints about Laser Spine Institute since the Tampa, Fla.-based practice abruptly shuttered in March, according to local station WBTV News.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Washington passed a law to end the practice of surprise billing, when a patient receives a bill for an out-of-network charge unexpectedly, according to NBC affiliate KGW8.
Poor business infrastructure, lax oversight of fee schedules and not negotiating managed care contracts can affect an ASC's cash flow, according to ASC billing company Serbin Medical Billing.
Given the complexity of coding for surgical procedures, it can be easy to make a mistake, according to the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.
North Carolina legislators are becoming increasingly confident they can repeal the state's certificate-of-need laws this year, The Laurinburg Exchange reports.
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States with percent-of-charge-based fees or no fee schedules had higher and faster-growing hospital outpatient department payment rates, WorkersCompensation.com reports.
The healthcare revenue cycle management market value is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2024, according to Global Market Insights.
Successful management of ASC claims is instrumental to a center's business operations, according to ASC management software company Simplify ASC.
Medicare payments to ASCs have increased since 2012, according to MedPAC's 2019 report to Congress.
Compulink Healthcare Solutions updated its ASC Advantage platform, which automates various administrative tasks using real-time data.