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Reimbursement challenges for ASCs: 3 leaders weigh in
Handling reimbursement issues is critical to ASC success. Here are three ASC leaders on their biggest reimbursement challenges: -
Biden's nomination & ASC payer problems: 6 CMS updates
From price transparency requirements to President Joe Biden's CMS nomination, here are six CMS updates for ASC leaders: -
How this orthopedic ASC prevents prior authorization surprises
While some ASC administrators have hired extra staff to handle prior authorizations, Andrew Lovewell, administrator at Columbia, Mo.-based Surgical Center at Columbia Orthopaedic Group, has kept those duties in house. -
Pain physician sues to halt $5.9M refund to feds in overpayment case
A St. Louis-based pain management physician is suing to keep the federal government from collecting millions in refunds after it allegedly overpaid his practice $14,418.93. -
3 ASC administrators' thoughts on managing prior authorization
The process of obtaining prior authorization is challenging for some ASC administrators also tasked with other financial duties. -
Employers, fed up with insurance companies, turn to ASCs
Employers are increasingly interested in direct contracting with surgery centers through regional and national contracts, and ASCs are ready partners as high quality, low cost sites of care. -
5 biggest payer problems for ASCs
Navigating reimbursements from CMS and commercial payers is a difficult task for ASCs. Here are six ASC leaders on their biggest problems with payers. -
How a Nebraska ASC manages prior authorization regulation, prevents revenue loss
As prior authorization requirements grow in the outpatient space, ASC administrators have to find ways to balance finances at their centers. For one administrator, communication with physicians and payers has helped the center manage prior authorization rules. -
Improving ASC revenue cycle performance: Q&A with Surgical Notes’ Angela Mattioda
Angela Mattioda is vice president of revenue cycle management services for Surgical Notes. Here she answers three RCM-focused questions. -
What ASCs outsource their revenue cycle management and why
Whether it’s a young, single-specialty ASC trying to get its financials in order; a large, multi-specialty center with years of success under its belt; or any other type of surgery center, all types of ASCs outsource their revenue cycle. And these different ASCs often have varying reasons for why they choose outsourcing over in-house revenue cycle management. -
Texas eye center begins accepting bitcoins
Texas Eye and Cataract in Waxahachie has begun accepting the cryptocurrency bitcoin as payment for LASIK procedures, according to an April 20 practice news release. -
2% Medicare pay cut for physicians delayed until 2022
The 2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians has been put on hold through the end of the year, according to a report from the American Medical Association. -
New York BCBS policy change drives surgery to ASCs
Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York updated its coverage policy this year to drive more surgical procedures to ASCs. -
Pain clinic owner gets 9 years in prison for role in $80M fraud scheme: 5 details
James Spina, 63, who owned and operated a Middletown, N.Y.-based pain clinic, was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a healthcare fraud scheme, according to an April 13 news release from the office of Audrey Strauss, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. -
7 reimbursement updates for ASCs, key insights
Here are seven reimbursement updates for ASCs from the first quarter: -
How will Biden's $1.9 trillion plan affect ASCs? ASC leaders weigh in
Some ASC leaders think President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan could be a win for ASCs. -
Tips to power profitability in surgery centers
More high-acuity, high-reimbursing procedures are moving to outpatient settings, presenting a major financial opportunity for surgery centers. -
Physician files for bankruptcy, alleges employee stole $100K+: 5 details
A Las Vegas physician filed a criminal complaint against a former employee, alleging the employee diverted funds and obtained fraudulent loans in the physician's name, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. -
Biden's $1.9 trillion plan could help lighten COVID-19 backlogs
The pandemic delayed patients' preventive screenings and elective procedures, which ASCs experienced firsthand. Some ASC leaders think President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief law could help mitigate those losses. -
Physician Partners of America requests feds return emails: 4 details
The Justice Department is investigating emails from Physician Partners of America, a Tampa, Fla.-based physician practice and ASC chain, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
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