ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Despite the California bundled payment program's failure to meet its cost-savings goals, providers continue to push forward with the new payment model. CMS announced that approximately 4,100 new providers will test out Medicare bundled payment contracts, according to a JDSUPRA…

Here are nine statistics on ambulatory surgery center accounts receivable, according to VMG Health’s 2012 Ambulatory Surgical Center Financial & Operational Benchmarking Study.

Will payers be the major impetus behind the surgical migration from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that eligible professionals are now able to register for the group practice reporting option.

Mnet Financial created a co-insurance payment program for United Surgical Partners International to provide patients with payment plans for their medical bills.

Caremerge and Aver Informatics have partnered to offer services to providers working to take on bundled payment initiatives, according to a McKnight's report.

Best practices demonstrate industry standards, allow comparison among ASCs and help centers commit to improvements. Here are the most important best-practice benchmarks that every ASC should keep in mind

Accounts receivable is perhaps the metric ASC administrators, owners and operators turn to for confirmation their center is collecting on its bills on time. But does accounts receivable actually mean anything the way most centers use it?

Pay-for-performance, bundled payments, accountable care organizations, population health: there are some big concepts behind a few of healthcare's favorite buzzwords. Joel Splan, CEO of Pinpoint Health, describes a from-the-ground-up approach to value-based care: start small and build towards a larger…

The new ICD-10 transition date has been officially set at Oct. 1, 2015. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting acknowledgement test claims from providers, suppliers, clearinghouses and billing companies and has announced additional dates for dedicated testing…