ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Bundled payments, amongst a number of alternative payment models, are gaining traction in the new healthcare environment. Can ambulatory surgery center leaders successfully create and execute a system for bundled payments?

The deadline for ICD-10 is fast approaching and numerous studies forecast a significant impact on productivity. Here are six ways to decrease the effect ICD-10 will have on medical coder productivity, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

Accurate clinical documentation is a key element in making a successful switch to ICD-10. Here are seven benefits of implementing a clinical documentation improvement program in physician practices, according to an AAPC report.

Analyzing the impact that ICD-10 will have on all aspects of physician practice workflow is an important step in preparation, according to a Physicians Practice report.   

Coordination and communication with trading partners, which include clearinghouses, billing services and healthcare payers, is an essential element of ICD-10 preparation, according to a Government Health IT report.

In a Medical Practice Insider report, Madelyn Kearns lays out three challenges that stand in the way of a smooth ICD-10 implementation process and discusses ways to overcome them.

Managed care contract negotiation is an ongoing process. Here are seven questions for healthcare providers to ask themselves when preparing to enter negotiations with a payer, according to a Medical Group Management Association report.

In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius 111 members of the U.S. House of Representatives called for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reform the Recovery Audit Contractor process, according to an AHANEws.com report.

Without explicit guidance, recent reports show newly insured patients may tend to continue to seek care where they have always found it — emergency departments. A blog post from MediGain offers the following suggestions for practices to encourage newly insured…

Billing is an essential part of an ambulatory surgery center's revenue cycle process, but it can be expensive. Here are four areas to focus on that can help reduce the overall cost of billing, according to a Healthcare Finance News…