Mary Igo, CEO of Minnesota Gastroenterology based in Minneapolis, discusses how MNGI maintains efficiency in its billing process.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
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…
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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…
Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, suggests following these 10 best practices to help your ASC negotiate good insurance contracts for orthopedic, spine and pain-driven ASCs.
The Massachusetts government has reduced the surcharge for services provided at ASCs, according an announcement on the Massachusetts Health Safety Net website and a report from Business Insurance.
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CMS has issued an MLN Matters article clarifying payment for implantable tissue markers and implantable radiation dosimeters.
The following column first appeared in the AAPC News.Medicare Part B physician payments for transforaminal epidural injection services increased from $57 million in 2003 to $141 million in 2007, according to a recent review conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).…