ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Healthcare organizations can improve their revenue cycle processes by addressing top billing challenges, according to TeleVox Solutions.

Predictive analytics represent the future of medicine for ASCs and other all healthcare organizations, and not just in the clinical sense.

Chuck Martin, R-Alpharetta, introduced a bill that would exempt integrated ASCs from certificate of need requirements, JD Supra reports.

A New Jersey court ruled auto insurers don't need to reimburse ASCs for codes in CMS' fee schedule if they aren't also included in a state's fee schedule, according to an FC&S Legal report reprinted by New Jersey Law Journal.

A federal court awarded 183 surgery centers a $4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

A Virginia appeals court ruled Roanoke (Va.) Ambulatory Surgery Center's claim seeking full compensation for two surgeries wasn't time-barred and awarded the surgery center the full balance for the procedures, Business Insurance reports.

Apple and Aetna created an app to track and reward members' healthy behavior, CNBC reports.

Here are five must-read articles covering ASC coding and billing topics:

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined the top ASC reimbursement trends from the past year.

Robert Maughon, MD, was sentenced Jan. 25 to 63 months in federal prison for an alleged $3.5 million allergy drop scam, Knox News reports.