North Carolina representatives introduced legislation to repeal the state's certificate-of-need laws related to standalone surgery centers, Reflector.com reports.
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Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be able to pay full benefits until 2026, but the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund is expected to have adequate financing in all years, according to a report from the Medicare Board of Trustees.
South Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida signed an agreement with Aetna to cover its commercial health plan members.
The mind-boggling complexities of commercial payer contracts coupled with ever-changing Medicare reimbursement policies make negotiating contracts to attain appropriate reimbursement an uphill battle for ASCs.
Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare and Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum are extending support to health plan beneficiaries affected by deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms ravaging Texas.
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Jho Outlaw, senior vice president of revenue cycle services for ASC software company Surgical Information Systems and Jessica Nelson, director of revenue cycle services for SIS shared their insights on how to effectively collect payment after a patient's surgery.
Jho Outlaw, senior vice president of revenue cycle services for ASC software company Surgical Information Systems and Jessica Nelson, director of revenue cycle services for SIS weighed in on how to improve patient collection after surgery.
Thomas K. Miller, MD, is the sports medicine chief at Carilion Clinic Institute for Orthopaedic and Neurosciences in Roanoke, Va.
AdvancedMD is the best service for ensuring medical practices get paid on time, according to a ranking by TechRadar.
The number of states and territories implementing value-based payment initiatives has grown seven-fold in five years, with New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont leading the charge, according to Change Healthcare.