The Top 3 Coding Mistakes ASCs Don’t Know They’re Making
Accurate coding: the cornerstone of revenue growth for healthcare organizations, particularly vital in ambulatory surgery centers performing high-dollar services. Billing errors often originate during the coding phase, when procedures are not accurately documented or translated from clinical notes to billable codes. While obvious errors may lead to denials, subtler inaccuracies can pass unnoticed yet significantly […]
The Anatomy of A.R.: Understanding Its Impact on Cardio ASC Financial Health
Enhancing your surgery center’s financial health hinges on collecting payment efficiently. Accounts receivable (A.R.) quantifies this ability, pinpointing exactly how long it takes to get reimbursed for your services. Keeping a close eye on A.R. status is especially crucial for heart and vascular ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)…
Scaling Success: How an RCM Partner Can Propel Growth for Orthopedic ASCs
In the fast-paced world of orthopedic ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), efficient revenue cycle management (RCM) is crucial for both operational success and financial health. While your center is focused on providing top-tier patient care, it must also operate as a business to continue offering advanced technology and skilled providers.
Staging a Surgery Center for Billing Success: How in2itive Partnered With a Facility to Prime Its Business Office for Immediate Growth
Since 2018, this ambulatory surgery center has offered outpatient endoscopic procedures and total joint replacement surgeries in its four operating rooms. With a team of 30, the client was optimized for clinical proficiency but lacked ASC-specific billing expertise.
Building Stronger Payer Partnerships: A Guide for ASCs
Learn four strategies ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) can leverage to foster positive payer relationships to position themselves as valuable partners in providing cost-effective, high-quality care.
Front-End RCM Optimization: Key Strategies for Reducing Open A.R. in ASCs
Learn the front-end billing steps ASCs can take to decrease open AR by leveraging technology to perform patient information collection and verification.
Mastering Dental Coding in Your ASC: Essential Tips for 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is significantly enhancing the role of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in comprehensive health care. Historically, CMS’s healthcare coverage largely excluded dental services. However, starting January 2024, CMS will include reimbursable dental procedures in ASCs, following the dental payment provisions added in the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule. This […]
Industry Update: 2024 ASC Government Affairs
Explore the new ASC billing policies from the Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act of 2023 to learn how to improve facility revenue in 2024
The Future of Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Predictions and Preparations for 2024
Read our end-of-year review on the state of the ASC industry, highlighting key trends and strategies to enhance efficiency and revenue in 2024.
Efficiency Unleashed: The Transformative Power of Automation in Managing Aging AR Balances for ASCs
Efficient revenue cycle management (RCM) is crucial for all healthcare facilities, particularly ambulatory surgery centers. These facilities’ revenue cycles are uniquely vulnerable to losses. Automation in the healthcare revenue cycle offers a simple, intuitive, and cost-saving approach to ensure your ASC maximizes revenue without burdening your billing team. A vital application of RCM automation is […]
