Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections

Physician pay by age 

Medscape laid out physician compensation stats for physicians under 40 in its “Young Physician Compensation Report 2022.”

An independent ASC's solution to cutting operating costs

As healthcare increasingly consolidates, smaller ASCs are having trouble meeting margins. 

7 ways to fix healthcare costs

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgery Center in Greensburg, Pa., recently connected with Becker’s to discuss seven ways to address healthcare costs.  

Noncompetes in 2023: 5 things ASCs need to know

Here are five policy moves dealing with noncompetes from the last year that ASCs need to know:

Meet the 2 'overpaid' CEOs of insurance companies

The CEOs of Cigna and Centene were named some of healthcare’s most “overpaid” CEOs, based on the most recent annual report from nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

Payers are the 'only people making money in healthcare anymore,' administrator says 

Suzi Cunningham, administrator of Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center in Redlands, Calif., joined Becker’s to discuss the healthcare trends she’s wary of. 

How to handle CMS overpayments: What ASCs, anesthesia providers need to know

Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, laid out the responsibilities of Medicare overpayments in a Feb. 8 blog post. 

Stark Law: 7 key definitions for physicians to know 

Law firm Nexsen Pruet laid out five key Stark Law definitions for group physician practices in a Feb. 15 article in JDSupra. 

CMS updates Stark Law self-referral rules: 4 things to know 

CMS updated its voluntary self-referral disclosure laws Jan. 23, according to law firm Nexsen Pruet in a Feb. 15 article on JDSupra. 

No Surprises Act payment determinations on hold: 3 things ASCs need to know

Certified independent dispute resolution entities have been instructed to hold all payment determinations under the No Surprises Act.