Editorials & Publications

By the Surgical Notes Coding Department Coding mistakes can cause a number of problems for ambulatory surgery centers. They lead to increases in denials and wasted time and resources. Downcoding errors can cause ASCs to leave money on the ...

By Randy Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Surgical Notes The end of 2022 is here, so it's time to reflect on the year that was while looking forward to the year ahead. To learn about the 2022 experiences and 2023 ...

By Angela Mattioda, Sr. Vice President of RCM Solutions & Client Experience Want to make 2023 your ambulatory surgery center's best financial year yet? Take these 10 revenue cycle management (RCM) steps and watch your bottom line ...

Follow these steps BY KEN BULOW Noncompliant coding and billing can lead to increased denials, missed reimbursement opportunities and unnecessary refunds. Additionally, poor compliance outcomes harm surgeon and patient satisfaction and ...

ASCs interested in billing commercial or private payers may need a managed care contract. The first step to securing a managed care contract is for an ASC to identify those payers in its market that it's interested in contracting with ...

By Mandeara Frye, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, CASCC, Senior Director, Coding Last month, I shared a series of coding tips focusing on the integumentary system and touching on areas that included skin biopsies, lesion excisions and shaving, wound ...

ASCs nationwide are finding it more difficult and expensive to recruit and retain staff. According to a December 2021 survey on ASC staff shortages performed by ASCA, more than three out of every four respondents indicated they were ...

By Randy Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Surgical Notes For the past few years, I've written a column that looks back on the previous year and highlights the challenges that faced ASCs and positive developments for the ...

As we approach the end of 2021, it's time to reflect on the year that was while looking forward to the year that will be. To learn about the 2021 experiences and 2022 objectives of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the ...

At Surgical Notes, we understand there is an inherent risk when ASCs outsource their critical business processes and data. A breach by proxy can damage client confidence and lead to fines, penalties, lost revenue and worse. It's why we ...