ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Seventy percent of private practices that introduced ancillary services found them both easy to implement and financially rewarding — with some seeing revenue increases in as little as one month, according to a recent survey from healthcare software company Tebra…

Thirty-one percent of private practice physicians lose more than $7,501 annually from missed appointments, according to a survey from healthcare software company Tebra published Jan. 30.  

House Republicans have proposed sweeping changes to healthcare policies – including major Medicaid cuts — and five physicians joined Beckers to discuss their thoughts on the policy changes. 

The shift to value-based care involves financial incentives for anesthesia practices that could conflict with existing fraud and abuse laws, such as Stark law, according to a Jan. 24 report from law firm Whiteford in JDSupra.

Many physicians and practices say prior authorization is a major administrative burden and have urged lawmakers to institute reforms to the process for commercial and public payers.

A Jan. 26 report published in Forbes examines two new studies regarding how financial incentives affect surgeons' real-time decision-making. 

Picture this: a skilled surgeon has decades of experience in their specialist field and a long track record of making the crucial decisions that save lives. But they’re heading into surgery without a full patient history or anywhere near an…

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have diverse processes to navigate, from front-end tasks such as collecting demographic information and verifying insurance, to coding and billing compliance in an ever-changing regulatory environment. In the complex world of surgical revenue cycle management (RCM),…

House Republicans have proposed sweeping changes to healthcare policies and other federal programs, marking a significant shift in priorities under President Donald Trump. 

Many ASCs across the U.S. are seeing patient copays increase for outpatient surgery, and collecting upfront from patients is tough. But it's necessary to keep the ASC running smoothly.