News The Importance of Knowing Medical Abbreviations Posted By Brandie Horton, Coding Manager || Apr 1, 2024 ASC coders must keep a watchful eye when reviewing operative reports. Physicians often use medical abbreviations that, if not understood, can be confusing and contribute to coding errors and lost revenue. While inappropriate use of medical ... Read More Surgical Notes Invites ASCA 2024 Attendees to Experience a Revenue Cycle Rejuvenation at Booth #703 Posted By Surgical Notes || Mar 28, 2024 Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and solutions for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and surgical hospital markets, is inviting attendees of the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo in Orlando to learn how Surgical Notes ... Read More 3 Common Overlooked ASC Billing Opportunities Posted By Angela Mattioda, Sr. Vice President of RCM Solutions & Client Experience || Mar 4, 2024 ASCs can easily leave significant money they are rightfully owed on the table because of missed billing opportunities. Below are three frequently missed opportunities that share another common trait: They are billing opportunities separate ... Read More High-Risk Colonoscopy Patients: Criteria and Coding Changes Posted By Mary Reilly, CASCC, CPC, COC, CPMA || Feb 27, 2024 CMS frequently reviews and updates its guidelines for screening colonoscopies. Patients who undergo screening colonoscopies for colorectal cancer fall into two categories: high risk and not high risk (also considered average risk). Both ... Read More Choosing an ASC Billing Company: 10 Questions to Ask Posted By Surgical Notes || Feb 23, 2024 Selecting the right ASC billing company as your business partner can be a difficult decision. Revenue cycle management (RCM) is complicated, but it's vital to the financial health of a surgery center. In this time of increasing costs ... Read More Get Back to the Basics to Produce Competent ASC Coding in the Future Posted By Brandie Horton, Coding Manager || Feb 6, 2024 ASC coders experience rapid changes in their work requirements. Faced with frequent code set revisions and additions, along with ongoing rule changes, successful ASC medical coders require a high level of flexibility, desire to learn, and ... Read More Reviewing Your ASC's 2023 Performance: 10 Areas of Focus Posted By Angela Mattioda, Sr. Vice President of RCM Solutions & Client Experience || Jan 24, 2024 Ambulatory surgery centers aiming to achieve a successful year should review their ASC's financial performance from the prior year. Such an analysis can identify worthwhile opportunities for improvement, successes to build on, and areas to ... Read More 10 Ambulatory Surgery Center Coding Tips to Know for 2024 Posted By the Surgical Notes Coding Department || Jan 17, 2024 Proper coding is essential for ambulatory surgery centers. Correct ASC coding increases the likelihood that surgery centers will get paid accurately and promptly. Coding mistakes, on the other hand, are likely to cause problems for ASCs, ... Read More Looking back at 2023: ASCs End the Year With a Big, Surprise Win Posted By Randy Bishop, President & CEO || Jan 11, 2024 A tradition for me for the past several years is to write a column where I reflect on the previous year's positive developments for and challenges facing our ASC industry. I conclude these pieces with questions I believe may be answered — ... Read More How to Use the KX Modifier for ASC Pain Management Diagnostic Blocks Posted By Angela Mattioda, Sr. Vice President of RCM Solutions & Client Experience || Jan 8, 2024 When billing pain management diagnostic blocks in an ASC, it is often appropriate to use the KX modifier. Such usage applies to Medicare and those commercial payers that may follow Medicare guidelines and local coverage determination (LCD) ... Read More 8 Top Reasons Orthopedic ASCs Are Outsourcing Their Billing Posted By Surgical Notes || Nov 29, 2023 It's a great time to be an ASC with an orthopedics service line. According to Sg2, a recognized expert in healthcare trends, insights, and market analytics, orthopedic procedures will be one of the specialties fueling growth in ASC volume ... Read More Cardiovascular Coding in the ASC Posted By Mary Reilly, CMC, COC, CASCC, Senior Coding Manager || Nov 27, 2023 Cardiovascular procedures are becoming more prevalent in the ASC setting. Below are some of the most common procedures and their coding guidelines. Pacemakers and Defibrillators When inserting or replacing a pacemaker or defibrillator ... Read More 1 of 15 176 Result(s) Page 1 of 15