As more people become covered under high deductible health plans, patients are responsible for paying a larger portion of their medical bill.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Keeping up with contracts as an ASC adds new specialties is essential to for a center to be successful, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health Managed Care Vice President Andrea Woodell.
Hospitals and health systems missed HHS' goal for the value-based care transition by a long shot, according to a survey by The Washington Post and Philips.
As price transparency movements gain momentum, Columbus-based Ohio Surgery Center has gotten ahead of the trend by using a price estimator tool on its website.
The New Jersey appellate court ruled in favor of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance as regards PIP procedures payable in an ASC, in a lawsuit brought by several New Jersey ASCs.
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Scott Jackson, health systems general manager for Melville, N.Y.-based Henry Schein Medical's ASC customer base, shared his insights on ASC market trends, opportunities and more.
Two identical bills in the Georgia legislature — HB 198 and SB 74 — would repeal the state's certificate of need program and replace it with a special healthcare services license for most medical facilities, including ASCs, JDSupra reports.
Health plans monitor certain trends in ASCs to ensure payment integrity, according to Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Optum Payment Integrity Facility Ideation Leader Robin Richards.
Vermont could soon have a framework in place to establish and regulate independent ASCs, the VT Digger reports.
The New Jersey Superior Appellate Court once again ruled the state's payment scheduled took precedence over CMS' fee schedule, LegalNewsLine reports.