PINNACLE Centralized Billing Office, a division of PINNACLE III, a leading operations and management company for ASCs, has changed its name to Specialty Billing Solutions and has expanded its services to include physician billing, according to a PINNACLE III news…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The Fort Myers, Fla.-based News-Press recently featured Serbin Surgery Center Billing, discussing the company's services and growth over the past year.
The Academy of Professional Coders has announced a comprehensive, five-year ICD-10 training plan, which is intended to guide providers, payors and coders through the ICD-10 implementation process, according to an AAPC news release.
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.V.) is holding hearings to investigate whether or not healthcare insurers have "systematically short-changed" patients when they use out-of-network providers, according to a report in The New York Times and a news release from Sen.…
Billing and coding is a critical area of ASC operations that must run smoothly and efficiently in order for a facility to become successful. While many ASCs keep these operations in-house, others consider and turn to outsourcing for them.
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Caryl Serbin, president of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, shares her thoughts on three critical issues facing ASCs during this struggling economy.
N.Y. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo reached an agreement with Excellus Health Plan and Capital District's Physician Health Plan over flawed out-of-network reimbursement processes, according to a news release from his office.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended a 0.6 percent increase in ASC payments for 2010 in its March report to Congress.
The New York State Department of Health delayed the implementation of its Ambulatory Patient Groups Medicaid payment methodology, which was originally scheduled to begin March 1, according to a report by the DOH.
Rick S. Mohler of RSM Consulting (Indianapolis): It seems to me that until Congress recognizes that tort reform is the single most important issue that should lead to reduction in healthcare cost, little else will have much impact. As for…