ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

With patients responsible for an increasing amount of their healthcare costs, ASC staff should keep in mind the patients' satisfaction and surgical experience when collecting, according to Jho Outlaw, senior vice president of revenue cycle services for Apharetta, Ga.-based Surgical…

Collecting from patients who pay out of pocket can cost ASCs three times as much as collecting from those with commercial insurance, according to Mnet News.

A bill to allow 23-hour stays in ASCs advanced to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk and could go into effect July 1 if the governor signs it into law.

Tom Hui, CEO and founder of ASC management software company HSTpathways, shared his insight on the three trends affecting ASC revenue in a Forbes post.

The Vermont House Health Care Committee advanced a bill that could establish a state licensing structure for ASCs; however, it removed two controversial aspects, VTDigger reports.

Florida's certificate of need repeal attempt is on its way to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis after both legislative bodies passed it April 29, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Federal prosecutors plan to sue a Tennessee state senator who previously owned a pain center accused of billing fraud, according to News Channel 3, a CBS affiliate.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld a ruling in favor of a medical malpractice insurer.

Administrator of Southfield, Mich.-based Great Lakes Surgical Center Allison Stock, RN, JD, CASC, discusses the center's strategy for patient collections and where she sees payer trends headed in the future.

These five ASCs, ASC management companies and health systems with ASCs entered into or renewed payer contracts this year: