Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections

ASCs want higher reimbursements now: 5 leaders' thoughts 

For many ASCs, cost pressures persist and payers haven’t adjusted to reflect rising costs. 

Physician sues Indiana health system over noncompete contract

Pediatric intensivist David Lankford, DO, is suing Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, his former employer, to get out of his noncompete agreement, Indiana Public Media reported July 10. 

3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape

Here are three Stark law updates Becker’s has reported on since June 6:

Largest physician groups based on Medicare charges

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Select Physical Therapy is the largest physician group based on the amount of its Medicare charges, which reach nearly $6 billion annually, according to Feb. 28 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

'Certificate-of-need laws are holding them back': Behind states' recent reform

Certificate-of-need laws, which govern where providers can build facilities, including ASCs, are considered by some as an obstacle to ASC development.

Florida shrinks Stark law physician supervision requirements 

A law has passed in Florida amending the state’s Stark law supervision requirements, law firm Holland and Knight wrote in a June 30 JDSupra article. 

Illinois physician fined $1M for fraud scheme

Hinsdale, Ill.-based physician John Greager, MD, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and a private payer. 

How Medicare conversion factors changed over 10 years

Here is how Medicare’s conversion factors have evolved over 10 years, according to data from the American Medical Association: 

Connecticut revamps facility fee law

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a policy that changes the state’s facility fees law, according to a July 5 post from JD Supra.

Cigna in the headlines: 7 updates in the past 60 days

Cigna, one of the largest payers in the U.S., surpassed investor expectations by posting a first quarter revenue of $1.3 billion.