Tag Archive for ‘reimbursement’
Attend ACS On-Demand CPT Coding Courses
The benefits of participating in an ACS coding workshop are described.
Register for live ACS surgical coding courses on general surgery, E/M coding
Describes the ACS coding workshops, including benefits to attendees, topics covered, and registration information.
ACS continues to press for a congressional solution to surprise medical bills
Provides an update on congressional surprise billing proposals and identifies approaches for enhancing insurers’ transparency.
Dateline DC: An overview of 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule provisions that will affect surgical practices
This month’s column summarizes key provisions in the 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule.
State legislatures consider surprise billing legislation in 2019
A status update of state-level surprise billing legislation in 2019.
Reap the benefits of attending a 2019 ACS Surgical Coding Workshop
An overview of ACS surgical coding workshops, including topics covered at the sessions and registration information, is provided.
ACS Surgical Coding Workshops help improve profit margins
An overview of ACS coding workshops, including topics covered at the sessions and registration information, is provided in this column.
Unlisted procedures: Strategies for successful reimbursement
Reporting unlisted CPT codes, and fee-setting considerations for these codes, are the focus of this month’s column.
The benefits of attending a 2017 ACS Surgical Coding Workshop
This month’s column provides an overview of ACS coding workshops, including benefits of attendance, topics covered, and registration information.
Health care networks: Surprise billings for surgical patients
This article describes the College’s position on narrow and tiered health care networks and outlines surprise billings and their effect on surgeon reimbursement.
2015 ACS Governors Survey: Surgeons describe the ACA’s effects on access to care
The findings of the 2015 ACS Governors Survey, specifically the benefits and challenges associated with the Affordable Care Act’s efforts to expand access to care, are summarized.
Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy
Coding and reimbursement issues for colonoscopy procedures are the focus of this month’s column.
The benefits of attending a 2016 ACS Surgical Coding Workshop
This month’s column provides an overview of ACS coding workshops, including benefits of attendance, topics covered, and registration information.
The benefits of attending a 2015 ACS Surgical Coding Workshop
An overview of ACS coding workshops, including benefits of attendances, topics covered, and registration information is provided in this month’s column.
2014 fee schedule and CPT code changes will affect surgical practice
Several changes to payment policy and coding and reimbursement will take effect in 2014. Although the Medicare physician fee schedule and coding changes introduce several important payment and coding policies that will affect all physicians, this article focuses on updates particularly relevant to surgery and other related specialties.
The benefits of attending a 2014 ACS Surgical Coding Workshop
An overview of ACS coding workshops, including benefits of attendances, topics covered, and registration information is provided in this month’s column.
Replacing the SGR: The latest developments in the ACS Value-Based Update proposal
Updates on the College’s Value-Based Update (VBU) proposal are outlined, including efforts to develop additional structure for the plan and obtaining additional feedback from ACS Fellows.
ACS releases primer on bundled payment
The ACS recently released the Surgeons and Bundled Payment Models: A Primer for Understanding Alternative Physician Payment Approaches, which summarizes the concept of bundled payment and the effect bundled payment policies could have on surgical practices.
Insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act: How will they affect surgical care?
This article describes the potential advantages and consequences of ACA insurance exchanges and outlines the two types of exchanges established in the law: the American Health Benefits Exchange for individual purchasers and the Small Business Health Options Program for businesses with fewer than 100 employees.
The benefits of attending an ACS Coding Workshop
An overview of ACS coding workshops, including benefits of attendances, topics covered, and registration information is provided in this month’s column.
