ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

PatientFocus, a medical billing company based in Nashville, has added Philip Hertik and Lucius Burch, IV, to its board of directors, according to the Fort Mill Times.

Here are five steps for surgery centers to optimize payor contract negotiations.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released revised instructions for review contractors admonishing them to review all medical record entries signed by physicians, even ones created using the Limited Space Templates from electronic medical records.

Sea Girt, N.J.-based startup company Advance Response has formed to provide follow-up billing support to medical practices as everyone prepares for their ICD-10 implementation, according to Med City News.

CMS has corrected the list of payable procedures for ASCs, after failing to include three codes — 0303T, 0307T and 0308T — in the list released Nov. 1, according to an ASCA report.

The future of the Bush-era expiring tax cuts is still uncertain, as negotiations between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) reached a critical phase this week, according to an ASCA report.

A productive business office is essential to get claims paid on time, which in turn impacts profitability. Adriaan Epps, director of contracting services for abeo, discusses six ways to maximize productivity in your business office.

Preparing for the additional codes of ICD-10 can seem daunting, but analyzing codes you use for ICD-9 is a place to start, according to PhysBizTech.

SK&A released its report titled, "Physician Office Acceptance Government Insurance Programs," which showed 83.6 percent of medical providers accept Medicare and 67 percent accept Medicaid, though a decline may be imminent.

Ambulatory surgery centers are now able to bring spine procedures — including spinal fusions — into the outpatient setting. However, some ASCs are having a hard time finding payors who will reimburse for those procedures.