Drive ASC Denials Down

A surgery centers cost and revenues are critically depended on successful “denial management,” but what does that mean exactly? Bill Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing, and Brice Voithofer, Vice President of ASC and Anesthesia Services for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions simplifies and clarifies this oft poorly understanding and complicated approach to handling unresolved claims.

Drive ASC Denials Down to Reduce Costs & Drive Revenue Up
Beckers ASC Review
February 10, 2010
By Bill Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing, and Brice Voithofer, Vice President of ASC and Anesthesia Services

Billing is one of the most critical (and often overlooked) processes in the success of every surgery center. Most people involved in directing and operating ASCs know that billing and coding require daily attention to detail, trained staff and a solid understanding of ever-changing payor “rules.” Yet, somehow, the importance of “denial management” is still not understood very well, even though it is a trendy buzzword.

In fact, denial management is treated in many different ways based on the construct of a center’s business functions. Here is one successful approach for managing and preventing denials.

To read more, see: Drive ASC Denials Down to Reduce Costs & Drive Revenue Up

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