ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

When evaluating claim denials, ASCs should focus on payers and their individually negotiated contracts, according to Will Israel, vice president of enterprise analytics solutions for The SSI Group, a revenue cycle management service provider.

Providers who are willing to collaborate and share risk can thrive in a value-based care environment, where bundled payments will comprise an estimated 17 percent of all payment types by 2023, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health.

Apple may not want to get involved in the medical billing space, according to patient financial management platform FinPay.

With 49.5 million plan enrollees, UnitedHealth Group was the largest health insurance company in the U.S. as of Dec. 31, 2017, according to Forbes.

Henry Miller, PhD, a managing director of consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, has over 45 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including first-hand experience developing payment systems for ASCs.

Apple could build upon its health technology and financial services efforts by entering the medical billing space, CNBC reports.

The Georgia Hospital Association helped pass a stripped-down version of the state's earlier certificate of need bill that will grant Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Atlanta expanded privileges, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

A fragmented healthcare market is leading to an increase in private equity activity, according to a new report from PwC.

With many ASCs making headlines for coding and billing fraud, Fort Myers, Fla.-based Serbin Medical Billing released a set of billing guidelines.

Physicians in South Dakota make the highest average annual wage, according to a new WalletHub ranking.