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ASC are increasingly outsourcing their billing and for good reason. Make that many good reasons. Outsourcing revenue cycle management (RCM) to the right ASC billing company can deliver extensive benefits that enable surgery centers to ...

Q: How do ICD-10 codes affect the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) billing process? Angela Mattioda, Senior Vice President, RCM Solutions and Client Experience, Surgical Notes: ICD-10 codes are used by ASC physicians when diagnosing their ...

The end of the year is fast approaching. Angela Mattioda, senior vice president of RCM Solutions and Client Experience for Surgical Notes, shares the following five revenue cycle tips that can help your ASC finish the year strong and set ...

Enhancing Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Services to Meet Growing Customer Demand Alpharetta, Georgia, November 19, 2024 – Surgical Information Systems (“SIS”), the industry leader for business and clinical surgical software for ambulatory ...

Latest guide from surgery center billing leader discusses the qualities ASCs should avoid and look for when outsourcing revenue cycle management. DALLAS – Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and revenue cycle ...

New ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes went into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, for fiscal year 2025. Make sure your ASC has updated any software as needed and shared documentation improvement tips with your providers. The following are new codes ASCs ...

Revenue cycle outsourcing is surging in popularity among ASCs. Two of the main reasons why: It's become more difficult to run a successful ASC business office, and it's become much easier for a business office's performance to fall off and ...

Understanding the anatomy of the human body is one of the most important skills for a medical coder. If you browse the different proposed course requirements for institutions offering medical coding classes, you'll find that many either ...

Querying a physician is a common, useful, and sometimes essential way to obtain necessary details for correct ASC coding and complete documentation. However, physician queries can easily slip into the realm of noncompliance. There are ...

One of the most effective ways to strengthen an ASC's revenue cycle performance is by monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and then acting when KPIs start moving in the wrong direction. Here are five of the most important ASC ...

Angela Mattioda is senior vice president of revenue cycle management solutions and client experience for Surgical Notes. Q: Why do pain blocks represent a good billing opportunity for ASCs? Angela Mattioda: We frequently have new clients ...

On the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's (ASCA) discussion board, an ASCA member asked for assistance with cataract billing. The question was essentially as follows: "I have a surgeon wondering if he can bill complex cataract ...