Here are 10 stories that provide guidance and tips on excellent coding practices, featuring insight from a number of billing and coding experts.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
ASCs run lean operations and typically can afford to employ only a small office staff to conduct its business office operations. Problems can be created when one or two individuals are entrusted with the ASC's financial health. Due to limited…
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, provider of medical billing and practice management services for ASCs, physicians and other healthcare providers, has appointed David M. Barrett, MD, CEO and chairperson of the board of governors of Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass., to the…
Surgery centers that choose to keep billing and coding in-house instead of outsourcing should institute a policy of oversight and teamwork, ensuring that mistakes are caught before claims are submitted and physicians, administrators, coders and billers are all involved in…
Chris Davis, billing supervisor at MCG Billing, says your accounts receivable manager has to be a "bulldog" — the kind of person who won't let zero pays sit on his or her desk and prolong the period of wait time…
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Chris Davis, billing supervisor at MCG Billing, recommends ASCs conduct regular payment audits to make sure carriers are paying for procedures as laid out in your contract. Every 4-6 months, collect information on denied and processed claims for your five…
Losing money because of denied claims can be incredibly frustrating for a busy ASC. Chris Davis, billing supervisor at MCG Billing Services discuss five critical mistakes ASCs make in the billing process and how they can be avoided.
Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here. CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT…
Recent court decisions have upheld surgery centers' claims for reasonable and customary fees for out-of-network services, provided the ASC follows certain steps when dealing with the insurer. Thomas J. Pliura, MD, JD, a Le Roy, Ill.-based doctor, lawyer and founder…
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing, and Brice Voithofer, vice president of ASC and anesthesia services, for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discuss how a few small changes to the language or script used by front desk staff can help an ASC…