ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

1. OIG updated provider self-disclosure protocol. The Office of Inspector General has released updated provider self-disclosure protocol, which is entirely revised from the SDP published in 1998. The protocol instructs healthcare providers what to do if they discover actions violate…

Medicare Advantage plans reimburse providers based on hierarchical condition categories. Here are the "top 10" coding errors for MA risk adjustment, according to an article from AAPC, a professional medical coding organization.

The U.S. healthcare system could save $560 billion over the next decade through enhanced quality reforms and changes to how Medicare beneficiaries receive their care, according to a report from the Bipartisan Policy Center Health Care Cost Containment Initiative.

Valora Gurganious, senior management consultant for Doctors Management: The first and best way to speed patient collections is to avoid that having that patient balance accrue at all. During initial evaluations by the physician, be certain that the staff verifies…

A new partnership between Archer and SourceMedical will introduce more comprehensive mobile functionality to SourceMedical's Ambulatory Surgery Center Software Suite.

Munich Health North America found that 82 percent of surveyed employers have had a growing interest over the last year in self-funding their group health insurance plans, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.

St. Paul, Minn.-based Panacea Healthcare Solutions will launch its newest coding publication at the 2013 HCCA Compliance Institute on April 22.

In a recent webinar Kelly Webb, MediGain vice president and general manager of the ASC Billing Division, discussed how ASCs can grow revenue through analyzing payor mix and using both out-of-network and preferred provider organization insurance contracts.

A recent National Medical Billing Services blog post discusses proper procedure for Medicare Quality Reporting for ambulatory surgery centers.

Question: How will the 2 percent Medicare payment reduction as a result of sequestration impact ambulatory surgery centers?