ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

In a healthcare landscape rife with dwindling commercial and government payer reimbursement, one of the last remaining opportunities for ASCs to improve their bottom line is developing a successful out-of-network strategy.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., delayed a potential vote on the Senate healthcare bill until after the July 4 recess, CNN reports.

A recent Front Line report found most physicians are not sold on value-based models' ability to yield superior clinical outcomes.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found most Americans do not approve of the Senate GOP's healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

Mary Kerrigan, business office manager at Mokena, Ill.-based Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, highlights challenges surgery centers face in receiving the appropriate reimbursement and steps they should take throughout the revenue cycle process.

The ever-shifting ambulatory healthcare landscape presents several challenges for ASCs and their owners, among them varying reimbursement, whether or not to seek out an affiliate and physician recruitment are among some of the biggest.

Claims data from Change Healthcare shows payers denied approximately 9 percent of the $3 trillion in healthcare claims submitted in 2016.

Under the Senate Republican's healthcare plan, a recent Congressional Budget Office report found 22 million Americans would lose coverage over the next 10 years, according to abc news.

Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said the payer would stick with its decision to withdraw from the health insurance exchanges despite what happens with the ACA, Reuters reports.

News of healthcare reform has heavily circulated in the media for quite some time, and physicians of all practice settings and specialties are challenged to continue their trade in the wake of such uncertainty.