Here are five must-read articles covering ASC coding and billing topics:
1. The ASC reimbursement trends to know
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined the top ASC reimbursement trends and news from the past year, including ASCs migrating into the hospital market, Medicare-improved procedures and more.
2. How to ensure coding and billing accuracy at your ASC
Coding accuracy is essential to avoid denials and lost revenue, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management.
3. How to avoid common billing mistakes
Billing mistakes can affect a surgery center's bottom line, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management.
4. The strategies ASCs can use to increase revenue on payer contracts
ASCs have an inherent value proposition when negotiating new contracts or renegotiating existing contracts, according to Healthcents CEO Steve Selbst.
5. Injured workers opt for ASCs over hospitals, study finds
Workers Compensation Research Institute found the percentage of hospital inpatient and outpatient claims generally decreased from 2002 to 2016.