News 8 dos and don'ts to improve coding for cataracts Posted By Surgical Notes || 18-Jun-2018 Correct coding for any surgical service provided in an ASC is critical to ensuring proper reimbursement, reducing denials and avoiding potential compliance issues. One could argue that the stakes are even higher when the service is far and ... Read More 6 tips for effectively communicating patient financial responsibility Posted By Surgical Notes || 13-Jun-2018 With the rapid rise in deductibles and co-pays, coupled with declining reimbursement and increased expenses, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are under great pressure to collect all the money patients owe for their surgical care. Faced ... Read More 3 ways to limit financial risk at ASCs Posted By Surgical Notes || 31-May-2018 At ambulatory surgery centers, financial risks are ostensibly everywhere. For example, consider neurostimulator generator implant cases at outpatient pain clinics. The procedure, which provides long-term pain relief without the need for ... Read More Patient-friendly billing: Three tips for success Posted By Surgical Notes || 31-May-2018 Today’s patients face bigger medical bills than ever before. And in many cases, they’re not prepared to pay them. According to a recent TransUnion Healthcare study, 68 percent of patients with bills of $500 or less did not pay ... Read More Are staffing issues costing your ASC? Posted By Surgical Notes || 24-May-2018 Staffing can make or break an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). According to VMG Health’s 2017 Intellimarker ASC study, multi-specialty outpatient surgery facilities spend an average of 22 percent of their net operating revenue on ... Read More 5 strategies to improve collection of patient financial responsibility Posted By Surgical Notes || 14-May-2018 Patients' financial responsibility for their healthcare is on the rise and showing no signs of slowing down. Long gone are the days of $25 co-pays and $250 deductibles. A TransUnion Healthcare analysis showed that patients experienced ... Read More Hoping to fill your waiting room? Patient volume dos and don'ts for ASCs Posted By Surgical Notes || 2-May-2018 There are more outpatient surgeries annually in the United States today than ever before, and the race is on among the nation’s 5,500-plus ambulatory surgery centers to capture as much patient volume as possible. During the past 25 ... Read More New Patient Financing Company Provides Access to Innovative Program for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Posted By Surgical Notes || 6-Apr-2018 ASC industry leaders partner with Health Credit Services to make surgical procedures more accessible Surgical Funds (www.surgicalfunds.com), a company formed to offer access to responsible, flexible patient financing solutions for ... Read More Code Properly to Prevent Lost Revenue Posted By Surgical Notes || 6-Apr-2018 An ASC’s coding staff plays a key role in avoiding claims denials. By ensuring accurate coding and data entry, an ASC is more likely to receive correct, complete payment for services rendered. Any number of coding-related issues might ... Read More Choosing an ASC Revenue Cycle Management Company: 10 Tips for Success Posted By Surgical Notes || 2-Apr-2018 The decisions to outsource your revenue cycle management (RCM) and select an RCM company as your partner should not be taken lightly. The complete revenue cycle process encompasses many complex functions, including transcription, coding, ... Read More 1 2 3 4 5 Next 45 Result(s) Page 1 of 5