Note: The following column appeared in EndoEconomics, a journal published by Physicians Endoscopy. Have you ever wondered if your ASC is efficiently billing and collecting? Are you collecting every dollar that is due? Take the time to review all the…
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.
The New York Office of the Medicaid Inspector General has released its work plan for fiscal year 2009-10, which describes the agency's plan to combat Medicaid fraud.
TITLE: Case Study: Improving ASC Billing and Collections
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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…
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.