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…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
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…
Terry Rajendran is co-founder and CEO of the revenue cycle technology company LaClaro. The company recently introduced its product Lighthouse to the ASC marketplace; Lighthouse offers workflow automation to the collection process, oversight reporting and an analytic suite to administration.…
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, suggests the following five ways ASCs can improve their coding.
Mary Igo, CEO of Minnesota Gastroenterology based in Minneapolis, discusses how MNGI maintains efficiency in its billing process.
Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, offers eight ways ASCs can improve patient collections.
Following authorization from CMS on Aug. 6 to begin medical necessity reviews of 18 types of medical conditions, three Medicare recovery audit contractors have announced the start of such review, according to AHA News Now.
In today's economy, why should you consider spending additional money to give your most precious asset to an outsider? Before you determine that outsourcing your ASC's coding and billing is not for you, take a moment to read more about…
Imagine the patient who doesn't come to your practice until he is very ill. He's hospitalized, undergoing extensive procedures at a great cost. The sad part? His condition could have been prevented if he had come in for regular preventive…
As president of National Medical Billing Services in St. Louis, Mo., one of the largest ASC billing companies in the country, Lisa Rock is well-versed in the mistakes ASCs make concerning billing and coding. Here she discusses six things your…
