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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > November, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 11

Is Your Billing Software Ready for the New Payment Plan?

That's a question on the minds of many administrators. Here's a look into the upgrades that your bottom line depends on.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

As surgery centers that bill electronically anxiously await for upgrades that will make their billing programs compatible with Medicare payment changes, software vendors prepare as best they can and ask their customers for patience. Medicare is expected to issue its final 2008 ASC payment rates this month, giving vendors precious little time to upgrade their products by the time the new payment system takes effect Jan. 1. Not quite the Y2K scare, but potentially a logistical nightmare if scores of centers can't code and bill correctly a few weeks from now.

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