ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Denied claims have a huge impact on surgery centers.

As physicians and practice executives we face tough times in managing cash flow. The insurance carriers are continuing to demand more while reimbursing less. The adjudication process takes longer and requires expensive practice management software. The time it takes from…

The American Medical Association and Medical Group Management Association has released a new fact sheet designed to help physicians prepare for new Medicare denial edits, set to go into effect Jan. 6, 2014.

The Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date is growing nearer. Here are 13 statistics on which physicians by specialty are prepared for the transition and which specialties are behind on preparation, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

Here are considerations for private practice physicians to take into account when deciding between in-house and outsource billing, according to Nitin Chhoda.

According to a CMS report, state agencies deemed roughly 1.46 million people eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program in October.

In a Healthcare Finance News report, Kevin Fuller lays out six tips for using clinical documentation programs to boost revenue cycle management, according to Paul Weygandt, vice president of physician services at J. A. Thomas and Associates, a clinical documentation…

CMS has a timeline for ICD-10 implementation, and at this point in the process, surgery centers and practices should be well on their way to switching over, according to a Government Health IT report.

AAPC will host two regional conferences in 2014 to provide networking, ICD-10 training and continuing education.

Surgery centers and physician practices often run into reimbursement troubles when accepting patients without a referral, according to AAPC.