Implementing a successful point of service collection program requires clear objectives to all hospital employees and comprehensive training for staff members involved, according to Healthcare Finance News.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Rebecca Overton, director of revenue cycle management for Surgical Management Professionals, discusses eight ideas for strong payor contract re-negotiation.
AmkaiSolutions, an industry leader in providing innovative software solutions to ASCs, surgical hospitals and surgical practices, has worked with its surgery centers partners affected by the recent medication recall due to the nationwide meningitis outbreak to generate a special report…
Here are the top five most common reason codes by denial count for unexpected denials, from highest to lowest. The data is based on 25 percent of all national outpatient remittances from of September, according to RemitDATA. RemitDATA is an…
The switch to electronic medical records is not without headaches for some healthcare providers, according to the Charlotte Observer.
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Hospital systems often paint bad debt or unpaid bills as an uncontrollable financial issue, but revenue cycle management experts say healthcare systems should work to improve billing and reduce debt, according to the Post-Gazette.
CMS released last week the final rule that will determine ASC and HOPD payments in 2013. ASCA, the leading association representing the ambulatory surgery center industry, released an analysis of the payment rule that can be found here.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, 2012, Managing Principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting & Management I. Naya Kehayes and Senior Associate at Eveia Michael J. McClain discussed the 10 key steps…
As healthcare practices transition to ICD-10, they may be talking to software vendors about installing a certified electronic health record system to qualify for EHR incentives, according to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Medicare 2013 final rule, and ambulatory surgery center payment rates will increase by 0.6 percent, down from the 1.3 percent update in the proposed rule.