ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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.

A growing number of surgeons are frustrated with reimbursement, according to Michael Brown, CEO of New York City-based Fellow Health Partners

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health secured new contracts with Anthem Blue Cross for its 65 hospitals, medical groups and outpatient surgery centers, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

To avoid closing or merging with larger medical groups for financial reasons, ASCs must have effective revenue cycle management processes in place, according to 247 Medical Billing Services.

Despite promising changes from CMS, reimbursement will be the biggest challenge for ASCs in 2019, according to 247 Medical Billing Services.

Healthcare costs and quality should be made more transparent and user-friendly across care settings, according to William Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.