ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Springfield (Ill.) Clinic, a multispecialty physician practice with an ASC, launched a health plan, according to a Dec. 8 report from the Illinois Times.

Here are four leaders' thoughts on reimbursements:

Here are four Cigna updates reported on by Becker's since Oct. 21:

Here are six updates from UnitedHealthcare, one of the largest payers, since Nov. 17:

Here's how much physicians were paid on average over the last five years, pulled from Medscape's physician compensation reports:  

Two leaders joined Becker's to discuss whether payers are pushing procedures to ASCs and other outpatient settings. 

Payers are increasingly issuing policies that push patients outside of hospital settings, according to Laren Tan, MD, chair of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health's department of medicine. 

Here are three fast facts on prior authorization:

The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure and the Board of Pharmacy have issued a joint statement on its compliance rules for ASCs dispensing controlled substances, JDSupra reported Nov. 9. 

ASCs have historically faced obstacles to reimbursements, and ASCs in some markets are seeing increased pressure from payers.