ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Jonathan Kaplan, MD, a plastic surgeon with San Francisco-based Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery and founder and CEO of BuildMyBod.com, delved into why physicians should be transparent about their prices and how this practice will enable them to bring in new…

In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation report, researchers examined poll results from Americans on their view of new healthcare plans, including Medicare-for-all.

Kaiser Family Foundation released its November Tracking Poll offering insights into open enrollment, the ACA and health insurance.

Colonoscopies cost Medicare 164 percent more when they're performed in a hospital outpatient department rather than independent physician offices, according to a report released last week by Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere.

Successful payer contracting is crucial to the success of any ASC. While such contracting can prove difficult amid a changing reimbursement landscape, ASC administrators can safeguard the success and fiscal health of their respective organizations by taking advantage of the…

Another 800,000-plus people signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges after the second week of open enrollment, increasing total enrollment to nearly 1.5 million, Reuters reports.

Quality Systems made several enhancements to its NextGen Mobile Suite.

During the 2018 January session, the Florida House will consider House Bill 35, which would require healthcare staff employed at ASCs and hospitals to disclose whether they seek care at those same facilities, according to The News Service of Florida.

A study, commissioned by Change Healthcare, found 40-plus states are pursuing value-based payment programs, with 15 multipayer initiatives throughout the states.

Touting 900-plus relationships with value-based provider organizations and 51,500 physicians in value-based agreements, Humana released an internal study showing the results of its value-based agreements.