Five key billing insights from ASC experts:  By Rachel Popa - 12/12/19

The American Medical Association (AMA) publishes the Current Procedural Terminology code set changes every year, usually in September, for the upcoming new year. The changes impacting CPT 2020 were released on September 4, 2019. There was a total of 394 code changes, of which, 58 affect the surgery center market. Changes include 38 new codes, 35 revised code descriptions and 17 deleted codes.  By Jessica Edmiston, Senior Vice President, Coding and Tamara Wagner, Vice President, Coding Compliance, National Medical Billing Services - 12/12/19

FocalPoint Holdings will extend a patient financing option to its network of 8,000 ophthalmologists through its partnership with GreenSky Patient Solutions.  By Eric Oliver - 12/11/19

Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites in Waltham, Mass., identified patient collections as an area of the center that wasn't as efficient as it could be.  By Laura Dyrda - 12/10/19

Medicare's Procedure Price Lookup tool allows patients to compare the cost of services at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.  By Angie Stewart - 12/10/19

Here are the top five procedures done at surgery centers as ranked by Definitive Healthcare, and how the total costs compare when they're performed at hospital outpatient departments:  By Angie Stewart - 12/6/19

MedPAC, a committee that advises Congress on how to adjust Medicare payment rates, drafted proposals to adjust 2021 payment rates for ASCs, hospitals and physicians Dec. 5., according to Bloomberg Law.  By Rachel Popa - 12/6/19

While California's surprise billing law has protected patients from unexpected out-of-network expenses, physicians argue the bill has given insurers an unfair advantage in their negotiations with physicians, California Healthline reports.  By Eric Oliver - 12/4/19

When ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) allocate the time to monitor and benchmark key performance indicators (KPIs), they gain better control over their revenue cycle performance. This helps with identifying problems that drag down revenue and profits and then implementing solutions to resolve such issues.  By Angela Mattioda, Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management Services, Surgical Notes RCM - 12/4/19

ASC software developer Surgical Information Systems shared tips on improving surgery center coding performance.  By Rachel Popa - 12/4/19

Single-specialty ASCs represented 61 percent of all ASCs billing Medicare in 2017, according to a report by Global Healthcare Advisors, an investment bank focused on healthcare mergers and acquisitions.  By Angie Stewart - 12/3/19

When it comes to procedure documentation, manual transcription and dictation is expensive. Transcription and printing are costly. In addition, paper-based processes contribute to inefficient workflows, unstructured data that's hard to analyze and documentation that is inaccurate, incomplete and potentially non-compliant.  By Staff in collaboration with Provation - 12/3/19

San Francisco Dental Implant Center is informing patients about "creative and affordable" financing options.  By Angie Stewart - 12/2/19

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against an Orlando-based urologist and the outpatient surgery center where he performed procedures over alleged anti-kickback violations, according to the Orlando Sentinel.  By Laura Dyrda - 12/2/19

As ASCs become increasingly popular among patients, these facilities will encounter new challenges when it comes to collections, according to Mnet Health.  By Angie Stewart - 11/27/19

With Black Friday shopping, family feuds, reckless eating and competitive sports, Thanksgiving can be a hazardous holiday.  By Angie Stewart - 11/26/19

The outlook for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) market continues to be positive.  By Scott Allen, Vice President, Managed Care Contracting, National Medical Billing Services - 11/25/19

Ameet Goyal, MD, was arrested Nov. 22, for his alleged role in defrauding the federal government of more than $8 million by falsely billing for procedures he never performed, according to the Department of Justice.  By Eric Oliver - 11/25/19

Three ASC industry experts shared their insights on price transparency with Becker's ASC Review.  By Rachel Popa - 11/22/19

Four key billing insights from ASC experts:  By Rachel Popa - 11/22/19