ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The largest whistleblower award ever was granted in early May, more than doubling the previous record.

Oakland County, Mich.-based podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme wherein he billed Medicare under another physician's name, the U.S. Justice Department said May 4. 

ASCs in some areas of the country are experiencing an increase in publicly insured patients, changing the way they are able to meet margins. 

Chris Thomas, CEO of Colorado West Healthcare System in Grand Junction, joined Becker's to discuss how important it is to fight for reimbursements at ASCs and more.

Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer of Cumberland-based SurgCenter of Western Maryland, joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends he's eyeing. 

Here are 10 major UnitedHealthcare deals in April that ASC leaders need to know:

Here are more than 100 statistics on physician pay, pulled from Doximity's 2023 "Physician Compensation Report" and Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.

Nurse practitioners make an average of $124,680 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $125,270, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Twenty-eight percent of physicians' income is affected by nonphysician practitioners, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.