Category: ASC Coding, Billing and Collections

5 CMS updates

Here are five updates from CMS in the last two weeks:

50+ stats on ASC operating costs

Here are more than 50 stats about ASC operating expenses from VMG Health’s 2022 “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:”

Surgical Notes adjusting leadership teams after client base tripled in last 12 months

ASC billing services provider Surgical Notes is promoting several senior managers after the company’s client base more than tripled over the last 12 months.

Mnet Health, One Medical Passport rebrand

Mnet Health, a revenue cycle management and technology provider, and One Medical Passport, a Mnet company have rebranded as One Mnet Health.

39 stats on ASC revenue 

Here are 39 stats about ASC revenue from VMG Health’s 2022 “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:”

Insurer under fire for millions in unpaid claims

Anthem has captured the attention of multiple hospitals and health systems across the U.S. as allegations of underpayment and inappropriate denials accumulate.

The price-transparent marketplace startup inspired by an ASC

Healthcare e-commerce startup Fair Market Health was dreamed up when a group of physicians from Wichita, Kan., decided they wanted to replicate the patient and provider benefits of a cash-based Oklahoma City ASC, Wichita Business Journal reported April…

CMS answers queries on No Surprises Act & 6 more updates

CMS recently answered questions about requirements of the No Surprises Act and about giving good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay patients.

ASCs want to ditch insurers

Physician groups and surgery centers are increasingly cutting insurers from the care delivery equation and contracting directly with employers and cash-paying patients.

Spine code changes you can’t afford to miss

Much like the spine itself, medical coding constitutes the backbone of your revenue cycle. As more spinal procedures are performed on an outpatient basis in ambulatory surgery centers, minimizing surgical coding compliance errors is critical to sustain…