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ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

In today's economically challenging environment, it's imperative that your facility is billing and collecting the maximum reimbursement possible (while still remaining compliant). While there are no miracles to increase your bottom line, there are plenty of practical and inventive measures…

The American Medical Association has released its second annual National Health Insurer Report Card, which measures health insurers on the timeliness, transparency and accuracy of their claims processing.

Accelerating the "revenue cycle" reduces the time it takes to get paid and thereby reduces the accounts receivable balance on the balance sheet (increasing cash). This article identifies 10 sticking points in the ASC revenue cycle, each of which may…

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Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here.

The Tennessee Medical Association is suing Franklin, Tenn.-based Health Research Insights, which was working to take back reimbursements paid to physicians in several states, alleging fraud and asking the state to stop HRI from collecting more money from physicians, according…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released three National Coverage Determinations, which state that CMS will not pay for surgical errors.

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