ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Long-term cost management is among the greatest challenges for out-of-network ASCs. As the administrator of an out-of-network surgery center that performs more than 300 cases per month in a one-room OR, Toni Rambeau, CASC, has developed the necessary cost management…

Out-of-network reimbursement used to be a profitable strategy for surgery centers, but times have changed. Pressure from payors, high-deductible insurance plans and the elimination of out-of-network benefits has made it increasingly difficult to survive on out-of-network. Eric Woollen, vice president…

The New Jersey legislature is set to vote Thursday on a bill authorizing a health insurance exchange run by the state, according to an NJ Spotlight report.

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The majority of small business owners worry about rising healthcare costs, according to a Los Angeles Business report and a 2012 survey by Small Business California.

A new study has revealed significant discrepancies in surgeons' hourly payment for common general surgery procedures, demonstrating failings in current reimbursement methodology, according to a General Surgery News report.

Texas physicians continue to drop out of Medicare in response to declining reimbursements, according to new data and a Houston Chronicle report.

A delay of new coding system ICD-10 could have a costly effect on practices, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a survey by Washington-based IT vendor Edifecs and a report by Health Imaging.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services wants providers who receive funds under Medicare to return overpayments within 60 days, according to an AAPC report.

An Illinois Republican senator has called for Illinois to halt plans to seek new bids for state employee health insurance plans, according to a Chicago Tribune report.