ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CMS proposed new guidance for physician-owned hospital reimbursement in the 2024 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule on April 10.

Tara Quinton, BSN, RN, director of surgical services at Oklahoma City-based SSM Health's St. Anthony Hospital, joined Becker's to discuss CMS financial policies for ASCs.

Three ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss how declining reimbursements are affecting the ASC industry. 

There are several key Stark Law violations employers need to eye when hiring physicians, JDSupra reported March 31. 

Here are three major moves from payers that ASC leaders need to know: 

Being a private practice physician is a good fit for those looking to be their own boss and work with like-minded colleagues, the American Medical Association said in an April 3 blog post. 

Billings (Mont.) Clinic plans to cut $4.5 million monthly through cost-saving measures, including physician pay cuts up to 5 percent and suspensions of company contributions to employee retirement plans, MTN News reported March 31. 

AmSurg's more than 250 surgery centers are now in-network with Aetna after Envision Healthcare signed a multiyear deal with the insurer.

ASC average case mix largely remained stable from 2018 to 2022, according to VMG Health's"Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" from 2018 and 2022.

As the healthcare industry shifts to value-based care models over traditional fee-for-service models, major players are making deals to facilitate that transition.