Editorials & Publications 57 results found. Viewing page 1 of 6. Go to page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Eliminate Common ASC Coding and Billing Compliance Issues 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 ... Continue Reading Achieve Bottom-Line Growth Through Better Managed Care Contracting 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 ... Continue Reading 2022 ASC Coding Tips: Improving Integumentary Clinical Documentation (Part II) 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 ... Continue Reading 4 Ways Outsourcing ASC Billing Helps Combat Staffing Challenges 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 ... Continue Reading Looking back at 2021: Another wild, challenging ride for ASCs 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 ... Continue Reading ASCs share 2021 accomplishments and lessons learned, 2022 goals 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 ... Continue Reading 10 Critical Security Safeguards for ASCs to Know 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 ... Continue Reading Improve Your Revenue Cycle Performance Graduate from ‘good enough’ to ‘great’ BY ANGELA MATTIODA To get paid, ASCs must perform a series of functions, including insurance verification, authorization, chart prep, dictation and transcription, coding, claim ... Continue Reading Surgery Centers Share Accomplishments and Lessons Learned from 2020, Goals for 2021 Randy Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Surgical Notes Roughly four years ago, Surgical Notes launched " The Note Pad," an online community of surgery center professionals exclusively for Surgical Notes clients. Last ... Continue Reading Looking Back at 2020: A Year Like No Other for ASCs By Randy Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer, Surgical Notes It's been a few weeks since 2020 ended. I think it's safe to say that we're all still processing what happened — and will likely be doing so for quite ... Continue Reading 57 results found. Viewing page 1 of 6. Go to page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next