ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   By AMA standards, an epidurogram is more than visualizing the contrast flow in the spine during and/or after an injection;…

Here are 10 stories that provide guidance and tips on excellent coding practices, featuring insight from a number of billing and coding experts.

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…

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…