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ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm issued an executive order to cut $304 million from the state's general fund budget, which included a 4 percent reduction in Medicaid reimbursement for healthcare providers, according to a report in Crain's Detroit Business.

A Massachusetts state commission plans to recommend that healthcare insurers reimburse physicians and hospitals with a set payment that is intended to cover the care of each patient for the entire year, according to a report by the Boston Globe.

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The reporting of orthopedic, spinal and pain management procedures continue to provide challenges for many ASCs regardless of whether the coder is a novice or a seasoned veteran. Below are five best practices to help ensure your facility captures reimbursement…

Did you know that when your ASC facility has a Medicare patient who requests a Presbyopia-Correcting (PC) IOL lens or an Astigmatism-Correcting (AC) IOL lens (instead of a regular IOL) that there are special guidelines that must be followed to…

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…

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