How often have you heard this phrase, "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done?" The first concept I convey to physicians is that each specific medical record is unique in its own way and must withstand legal questioning. The medical…
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After a three-week trial, a Detroit federal jury convicted Jose Castro-Ramirez, MD on 13 counts in connection with an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the OIG's office.
Two bills seeking to regulate the out-of-network relationships between healthcare providers and patients have been introduced in the New Jersey Senate by Sen. Nia Gill (D-34), chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee, according to Mark Manigan, JD, an attorney with…
TriMedx offers medical equipment management solutions to help reduce expenses, optimize service and enhance revenue. Currently, TriMedx serves over 500 customers nationwide including hospitals, health systems, laboratories, imaging centers, ASCs and clinics.
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Perhaps no process has as great an impact on a hospital's revenue cycle as procedure documentation and coding. When done accurately and efficiently, it can accelerate the billing cycle, reduce rejected or returned claims and increase revenues.
Dallas-based Children's Medical Center has announced plans for an expansion that would include the construction of a pediatric outpatient facility, including an ambulatory surgery center, in Southlake, Texas, according to a report in the Star Local News.
Active lifestyles, aging joints and a more enlightened approach by practitioners to treating pain is contributing to a highly attractive demand picture for pain management drug products, especially among transdermal formulations, which has led to an increase in the number…
On March 10, ASC Communication and Serbin Surgery Center Billing presented the Webinar "Meeting Today's Reimbursement Challenges: A Case Study for Success," highlighting tactics and processes for meeting reimbursement challenges at ASCs.
David F. Chang, MD (Peninsula Eye Surgery Center, Mountain View, Calif.). Dr. Chang is managing partner of the Peninsula Eye Surgery Center and is in private practice in Los Altos, Calif., focusing on cataract and intraocular lens implants. He was…