Here are 13 ASC benchmarking statistics on Medicare as a percentage of payor mix, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
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The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has sent a letter to its members expressing is opposition to a proposed Horizon Blue Cross settlement and asking its members to consider doing the same.
Accurate coding is essential for timely payment. Daria Semanyshyn of Advanced Medical Practice Management recommends ASCs spot-check their coding regularly. "If your center doesn't have anyone else qualified to review [operative] notes for proper coding, it might be worth the…
Melody Winter-Jabeck, administrator at Ravine Way Surgery Center in Glenview, Ill., shares five best practices ASCs can adopt to improve their revenue cycles.
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Auditing your billing process is essential to making sure your staff is performing well and your finances are in order. Daria Semanyshyn of Advanced Medical Practice Management discusses three essential steps every ASC billing department should take to ensure consistent…
Many ASCs do not follow a time of service (TOS) policy to collect patient co-pays, but the data shows those ASCs are losing out on owed payments. According to a study conducted by GENASCIS, a provider of billing, revenue cycle…
Maintaining accounts receivable is necessary to improve your billing process. Daria Semanyshyn of Advanced Medical Practice Management discusses four steps to audit your A/R and catch problems in a timely fashion.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, a consultant specializing in ASC and hospital outpatient coding, billing, reimbursement and operations, discusses eight common ASC…
Coding experts agree that ASCs should conduct regular audits of their coding processes to ensure the ASC is not upcoding, a possible fraud issue, or downcoding, leading to a loss of owed reimbursement. Coding consultant Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS,…