Jeannie Pezone, administrator at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla., explains the process the surgery center uses to ensure medication reconciliation is achieved according to standards set by the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care.
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In July I wrote an article on "Maximize Reimbursement: 4 Strategies for Success", which can be found by clicking here. Here is a follow-up article containing strategies on maximizing the accounts receivable (A/R) process.
Genascis CEO Ed Gallo is responsible for the company's roll-out of a single-source revenue cycle solution for ASCs, an initiative that Genascis says significantly reduces frustration with the revenue cycle and facilitates faster compensation for ASCs.
The number of insured Americans dropped in 2009 for the first time since the government began using comparable data in 1987, and several other measures hit new lows, according to a release by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to designate propofol as a "scheduled" drug, which would tighten restrictions on the drug's distribution and use, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
According to Amy Mowles, president and CEO of Mowles Medical Management, ASCs can improve their contracts with payors by simply doing adequate research about costs and regulations beforehand. Your ASC may be able to ask for higher fees if a…
The HHS' Office of Inspector General has issued an advisory opinion regarding a 50-50 partnership between a health system and a physician group, both in a position to refer business to one another, to develop an ambulatory care center. The…
Question from orthopedic surgeon: Do you see, or sense, a movement by government or big (medical) business to legislate or eliminate the independent medical practitioner/business? This was asked by one of our orthopedic physicians. He thought you might know.
Connie Casey, administrator at Northpoint Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discusses three ways the surgery center has worked with its group purchasing organization to drive down some of the center's biggest costs.
Forest Pharmaceuticals, based in St. Louis, has agreed to pay more than $313 million to settle allegations of paying illegal kickbacks in the form of expensive meals, entertainment and cash payments disguised as grants or consulting fees to physicians prescribing…