A study, published in Health Services Research, examined how Medicare’s revised payment schedule affected overall payments for outpatient surgery. John Hollingworth, MD, of Ann Arbor-based University ...

When is the last time your hospital, health system or organization looked at codes and clinical documentation to ensure everything was compliant with law and best practices? If revenue cycle teams are ...

A new study suggests "upcoding" practices are growing across outpatient service lines. The report, compiled by researchers at Trilliant Health, found that the share of visits that were coded at higher ...

Procedural coding errors can lead to lost revenue or unintentional upcoding at ambulatory surgery centers. Bill Gilbert is the vice president of marketing, and Brice Voithofer is the vice president of ...

Orthopedic surgery is rapidly migrating into ASCs and other outpatient settings. But despite advances in surgical technique, anesthesia and perioperative care, along with strong patient demand for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . December 2020 saw CMS finalize a proposal to eliminate the inpatient only list in a 3-year transitional period, ...