ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is contributing to the U.S.'s ongoing spending crisis, as the nation is projected to reach $4.8 trillion in spending over the next 10 years, according to a Huffington Post blog post.

Healthcare legislation and mandates will drive more patients to outpatient settings in 2013 and forced a shift in healthcare costs, according to Healthcare Finance News.

Dallas-based Surgery Center Network, a comprehensive network of ambulatory surgery centers in the United States, has partnered with Gallagher Healthcare, a division of Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, a malpractice insurance broker for healthcare practitioners.

Methodist Health System selected ProVation Medical software to provide gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding.

Jocelyn Gaddie is the vice president of business development and Billie Reese-Turner is the director of client services for Overland Park, Kan.-based in2itive Business Solutions.

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a medical billing, practice management and coding service, plans to demonstrate its business intelligence platform for medical practices at the RBMA 2013 Radiology Summit.

Here are five coding and billing problems from industry experts to avoid in ambulatory surgery centers.

The number of physicians participating in accountable care organizations has increased drastically since 2012, according to Medscape's 2013 Physician Compensation Report.

Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) has introduced House of Representatives bill 1701 that would prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing ICD-10, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.  

TransUnion Healthcare conducted a survey of insured patients and discovered a correlation between positive billing experience and higher reported overall care, according to a Wall Street Journal report.