ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Benchmarks can help ASCs focus on big-picture, revenue-boosting changes, according to MedEvolve Executive Vice President Matt Seefeld.

Henry Miller, PhD, a managing director of consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, has more than 45 years of experience in healthcare, including provider payment system design, regulatory analysis and strategic planning.

Cash-pay surgery is a growing trend in the U.S., according to Maria Todd, PhD, director of business development at St. George (Utah) Surgical Center.

Florida authorities have received six complaints about Laser Spine Institute since the Tampa, Fla.-based practice abruptly shuttered in March, according to local station WBTV News.

Washington passed a law to end the practice of surprise billing, when a patient receives a bill for an out-of-network charge unexpectedly, according to NBC affiliate KGW8.

Poor business infrastructure, lax oversight of fee schedules and not negotiating managed care contracts can affect an ASC's cash flow, according to ASC billing company Serbin Medical Billing.

Given the complexity of coding for surgical procedures, it can be easy to make a mistake, according to the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

North Carolina legislators are becoming increasingly confident they can repeal the state's certificate-of-need laws this year, The Laurinburg Exchange reports.

States with percent-of-charge-based fees or no fee schedules had higher and faster-growing hospital outpatient department payment rates, WorkersCompensation.com reports.

The healthcare revenue cycle management market value is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2024, according to Global Market Insights.