ASC News

New ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes go into effect on Oct. 1, 2023, for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Make sure your ASC is ready for the changes by updating any software as needed and sharing documentation improvement tips with your providers. There ...

There's a growing cybersecurity threat facing ASCs and all businesses. Invoice fraud, also known as business email compromise (BEC) or supplier invoice fraud, is a sophisticated scam where cybercriminals attempt to trick staff members ...

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a common area of confusion for many coders. Even though the sinus is a small anatomical region, there are several code choices available for FESS. Understanding the anatomy, as well as the ...

How can you gain better control over your ASC's revenue cycle performance, catch problems hurting your bottom line, and identify opportunities for improvement that can enhance profitability? By monitoring your revenue cycle key performance ...

By Kris Brown, RHIT, CPC, CPMA, CASCC, Senior Coding Manager The American Medical Association (AMA) created two new codes to capture the different locations where implants are placed in percutaneous sacroiliac joint fusions. Previously, the ...

By Mandeara Frye, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CASCC, Senior Director, Coding Distal radius fracture treatment coding seems fairly straightforward to most, but with payers cracking down on documentation requirements, it’s worth reviewing the code ...

Effective managed care contract negotiation and renegotiation are essential to an ASC's success. A surgery center can do everything right concerning adding surgeons, case selection, hiring staff, investing in equipment, and all the other ...

Latest guide identifies and explains key characteristics of top-performing ASC billing companies. DALLAS – Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and solutions for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and surgical hospital ...

Mandeara Frye, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CASCC, Senior Director, Coding As technology advances, we are seeing more and more devices become available that increase patient safety and physician skill while decreasing the need for invasive ...

When ASCs choose a billing partner, data security usually isn't a reason driving the decision. Rather, it's typically one or more financial objectives (e.g., improving collections, reducing denials, eliminating bad debt and revenue leakage, ...