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Subject: Special coding & billing issue: 3 tips to improve billing & collections | 4 new 2015 CMS modifier-59 reporting changes | The easiest way to make a hospital CEO squirm | Last day of early reg dsct - 21st annual ASC meeting
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September 5, 2014
Coding & Billing Special Edition

1. 3 quick tips to improve ASC billing and collections Full story

  

2. 2015 CMS modifier-59 reporting change: 4 new modifiers added Full story 
 
3. SCA patient revenue up 4.9%, USPI acquisition activity & more - 5 recent ASC company key notes Full story 

4. Becker's Healthcare is seeking speakers for the 13th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine, June 11-13, 2015 in Chicago. Contact Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com and Lauren Groeper at lgroeper@beckershealthcare.com for more information.  
 
5. Are physicians key to fueling the price transparency trend? Full story 
 

6. CMS: 3 new ICD-10 testing weeks Full story

  

7. 
Speaker spotlight: Adrian Epps, Director of Contracting Services at 
abeo, speaking on the topic: "Maximizing Contract Reimbursement with Insights into Payer Strategies,
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at Be
cker's
 ASC 21st Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs. 
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8. Independent physicians beware, Tenet might be cleaning house Full story 

  
9. 5 recent hospital transactions and partnerships Full story

10. Speaker spotlight: Tom Yerden, CEO at TRY Health Care Solutions, LLC, speaking on the topic: "Co-Management Models: Trends and Issues," at Becker's ASC 21st Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs. 
 
11. This is the easiest way to make a hospital CEO squirm Full story  
 
12. List calls: Becker's ASC is creating a list of ASCs with efficient scheduling strategies. For more information or to make a recommendation for the list, email Carrie Pallardy at cpallardy@beckershealthcare.com.

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