Some of the nation's biggest health insurers have pledged to keep the popular parts of the federal healthcare reform law, even if the Supreme Court decides to repeal the law this month, according to a CBS News report.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Seventeen states have delayed implementation of health insurance exchanges until the Supreme Court announces its decision on the future of healthcare reform, according to a Gant Daily report.
Five new mid-year codes representing surgical services and six new drug/biologic codes will be added to the list of ASC payable procedures, starting July 1, 2012, according to an ASCA report.
A/R management is crucial to receiving payment in a timely manner, says Ken Bulow, vice president of ASC services for GENASCIS, a division of abeo. Here he discusses five mistakes surgery centers make in managing their A/R — and how…
The deadline for all HIPAA-covered entities to complete their upgrade to Version 5010 electronic standards ends June 30, and CMS reminded ASCs, hospitals and other providers to follow three tips to avoid unnecessary claims rejections.
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When surgery center administrators have decided to outsource billing and collections services — whether on a temporary basis or full time — there are a few key qualities they should look for to ensure the company will be a good…
Here are 11 specialty-focused procedures that are challenging for coders in surgery centers. These areas were addressed in a webinar titled "Tough Coding Issues Facing ASCs" featuring National Medical Billing Services President Lisa Rock, Vice President of Coding Tamara Wagner…
Health insurer UnitedHealth will raise the quarterly dividend it pays to shareholders by more than 30 percent due to strong growth across its businesses, according to a KTAR report.
Hospitals across the country are using observation stay classifications among Medicare patients with greater frequency, in part to reduce the number of inpatient hospitalizations, according to a California Watch report based on a study from Brown University.
Orthopedic cases rely on successful payor contracts to be profitable, due to high implant costs that can quickly derail profitability from a good reimbursement rate. Rob Janeway, Industry Relations & Contracts Manager for MedBridge, discusses five tactics for ASC administrators…