Conservative commentators are surprised by the ferocity of top Democrats' anti-free speech responses to insurers who have been blaming 2011 rate increases on new requirements for the industry under the healthcare law, which begin this week.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Your practice is doing well. You've got a compliance program in place and you're regularly auditing your coding and billing practices. But something just doesn't seem right. Maybe you've seen an increase in denials. Or an unexpected decrease in cash…
To help with the transition to the ICD-10 coding system, CMS has announced a partial code set freeze beginning in Oct. 2011, according to AHA News and other industry reports.
The Arizona Court of Appeals has affirmed a county superior court decision against two surgery centers that argued the state's leading workers' compensation insurer broke the law by using an outside vendor to determine what the ASCs should receive for…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Medial branch blocks can be easily over-reported if spinal anatomy is not understood or the actual procedure is not detailed.…
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Here are 16 statistics on accounts receivable in ASCs, based on data from the VMG Health Multi Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
Oxford Health Plans and Aetna have sent letters to New Jersey members and providers announcing restrictions on reimbursement for out-of-network services that may force ASCs to go entirely in-network, according to Jeffrey Shanton, director of business management for Journal Square…
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, recommends ASCs focus on the following areas when auditing different components of their billing process.
In July I wrote an article on "Maximize Reimbursement: 4 Strategies for Success", which can be found by clicking here. Here is a follow-up article containing strategies on maximizing the accounts receivable (A/R) process.
According to Amy Mowles, president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management, ASCs can improve their contracts with payors by simply doing adequate research about costs and regulations beforehand. Your ASC may be able to ask for higher fees if a…