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Should I have full-time staff or a mix of full time and per diem? Should I buy equipment or lease? Can our surgeons approach our hospital (a not-for-profit facility) and buy into it? Should I outsource billing or do it in-house? Should my facility undergo physical expansion or expand hours of operation? Should I offer salary increases or profit sharing? Should I allow new investors vs. a closed shop? Should the administrator of an ASC be an RN or business manager?
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In this second part of a two-part series on outsourcing your coding, billing, and collections, we discuss billing benchmarks and tips for how to get paid by the insurance company. In last months issue, we discussed how to determine whether to outsource.
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Celebrities, such as Today show weatherman Al Roker, tout the dramatic impact that plastic surgery has had on their lives. So-called reality television programs show people who say plastic surgery has changed their lives forever.
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In this second part of a two-part series on cost savings in ambulatory surgery, we discuss how to save money on occupancy costs and telecommunications. Last month, we discussed cost-efficiency in administrative support, employee benefits, salaries, and services.
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Fewer instruments to handle, no risk of electrosurgical burns, less postoperative pain, and a speedier recovery are the advantages of a new tonsillectomy technique that uses radio frequency waves and salt water to remove tissue without damaging surrounding healthy tissue, according to surgeons performing the procedure.
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When a claim isnt paid in a timely manner, your billers need to document communication with the payer and follow up with e-mails, said Ann S. Deters, MBA, CPA, CEO and founder of SevenD & Associates, an Effingham, IL-based consulting and management company affiliated with 17 surgery centers.
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According to new research from the Rockville, MD-based Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), children in hospitals often experience adverse patient safety events (i.e., medical injuries or errors) in the course of their care, with those in vulnerable populations, including children younger than 1 year, at highest risk.
