A recent article by David McCann, senior editor at CFO Magazine, argues that President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law may indeed reduce healthcare costs, but it will be a "relative drop in the bucket" to unraveling the "problem of back-breaking"…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The number of disreputable healthcare providers trying to scam the system is increasing, and knowing where schemes tend to appear is the first defense in fighting fraud, according to Healthcare Finance News.
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.
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…
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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.
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…