Articles
The ASC industry veterans on the Serbin Medical Billing leadership team have served as sources and contributed columns to ASC publications for the past 30-plus years. The list below includes only those columns published since the launch of Serbin Medical Billing in 2016.
2022
The 1, 2, 3 Punch for Defeating ASC Claim Denials
Why Today's Environment Further Supports the Value of ASC Outsourcing
De Novo Surgery Center FAQ: How Long Until We Get Paid by Medicare?
2021
8 Areas Affecting New Joint-Venture Ambulatory Surgery Center's Revenue Stream (Becker’s ASC Review)
8 Areas of Focus to Ensure Optimal and Speedy ASC Reimbursement
Is Your Billing Team Performing Optimally? (ASC Focus)
HOPD-to-ASC conversions: Key operational and business office factors to know (Becker’s Hospital Review)
A Guide to Improving Surgery Center Billing Practices (Same-Day Surgery)
How Payer Clinical Guidelines Can Help Improve ASC Reimbursement
2020
ASC Revenue Cycle New Year's Resolutions: 8 Areas of Focus for 2021 (December)
Building a strong financial foundation: Developing your ASC's fee schedule (Becker's ASC Review, December)
8 Important Tools to Help Your ASC Maximize Profitability (October)
ASC revenue cycle management during the era of COVID-19 (Becker's ASC Review, October)
3 reasons COVID-19 is motivating de novo ASCs to outsource revenue cycle management (Becker's ASC Review, June)
Maximize the Value of End-of-Month Reports (ASC Focus, June/July)
Value of Revenue Cycle Outsourcing for Surgery Centers During COVID-19 (June)
Safely Reopening and Ramping Up Your ASC After the COVID-19 Recess (May)
Business Office and Administrative Tasks to Do While Your ASC Is on COVID-19 Recess (April)
Transitioning to a Remote ASC Business Office: 8 Areas of Focus (April)
10 Quick Tips to Help Reduce Your ASC's Accounts Receivable (February)
5 ASC Revenue Cycle Areas of Focus for a More Profitable New Year (January)
7 tips to choose software that will best meet your ASC’s needs (Becker's ASC Review, January)
2019
Which Software is Best for Your ASC: 5 Recommendations to Assist in Making the Right Choice (LinkedIn)
Why is my ASC losing money? 9 post-procedure areas to focus on (Part II) (Becker's ASC Review, October)
Why is my ASC losing money? 8 pre-procedure areas to focus on (Part I) (Becker's ASC Review, September)
Third-Party Payer Collections: 20 Tips for Quicker, Better Reimbursement for Your ASC (Becker's ASC Review, August)
Recipe for Joint-Venture ASC Success (July)
10 Reasons Joint-Venture ASCs Struggle With Revenue Cycle Management (Becker's ASC Review, July)
Problems in These Revenue Cycle Areas Can Strain an ASC's Cash Flow (May)
4 Reasons Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing is on the Rise (April)
7 Critical Steps for Successful ASC Self-Pay Patient Collections (Becker's ASC Review, February)
Revenue-Healthy ASC New Year's Resolutions: 6 Best Practices to Improve Your Financial Performance in 2019 (Becker's ASC Review, January)
2018
8 Tips for Successfully Collecting Patient Financial Obligations (Becker's ASC Review, October)
10 Red Flags That Your ASC's Revenue Cycle Management is Coming Up Short (Becker's ASC Review, August)
8 Guidelines to Improve ASC Implant Reimbursement (Becker's ASC Review, August)
8 Areas ASCs Struggle with Internal Revenue Cycle Management (Becker's ASC Review, June)
Overcoming ASC Financial Challenges Through Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing (May)
8 Tips for ASCs to Work More Effectively with Their RCM Vendor Partner (Becker's ASC Review, May)
10 Areas of Focus to Improve Your ASC Accounts Receivable (April)
3 Key Steps to Improve Business Office Efficiency and Accuracy Through Auditing (Becker's ASC Review, March)
5 Risks Associated With Overseas ASC Billing And Coding (Becker's ASC Review, February)
2017
ASC Billing New Year's Resolutions: 8 Goals For 2018 (December)
4 ASC Fee Schedule Best Practices to Know (LinkedIn, December)
Improving ASC upfront collections (Part II): 8 steps in effective patient financial counseling (Becker's ASC Review, December)
Improving ASC upfront collections (Part I): 5 fundamental steps in obtaining payer pre-authorization (Becker's ASC Review, November)
Common ASC coding errors: podiatry, otolaryngology and more (Becker's ASC Review, October)
Attain Compliant Revenue Cycle Management (ASC Focus, October)
Common ASC coding errors: orthopedics, gastroenterology and ophthalmology (Becker's ASC Review, September)
8 revenue cycle errors to avoid in your ASC (Becker's ASC Review, August)
Measuring Your ASC's Financial and Compliance Health (LinkedIn, August)
8 ways to improve your revenue cycle efficiency and facilitate faster reimbursement (Becker's ASC Review, July)
7 essential items to look for in a revenue cycle management company agreement (Becker's ASC Review, June)
14 key areas for ASCs to audit when days in accounts receivable increase (Becker's ASC Review, May)
What to Look for in an ASC Revenue Cycle Management Company (LinkedIn, May)
5 effective pre-procedure steps to guarantee maximum reimbursement for your ASC (Becker's ASC Review, April)
Is Outsourcing Revenue Cycle Management the Right Decision for Your ASC? (LinkedIn, April)
Why ASCs outsource their revenue cycle management (Becker's ASC Review, April)
Calculate Your ASC's OR Cost Per Minute (ASC Focus, March)
Is it time for your ASC's revenue cycle check-up? (Becker's ASC Review, April)
10 ASC revenue cycle trends and developments to watch in 2017 (Becker's ASC Review, January)
2016
11 common coding mistakes in ASCs & how your center can prevent them (Becker's ASC Review, November)
Back in business: Caryl Serbin on big challenges for ASCs & launching Serbin Medical Billing (Becker's ASC Review, September)