Becker’s Hospital Review: 5 RCM Metrics That Matter
Ventra’s CEO, Steven Huddleston, has spent decades in healthcare financial services and has witnessed some of the most tumultuous years in history for increasing provider regulation … Read more
Specialty: Anesthesia
What to Expect from Your RCM Team: You need a service experience that is bigger than billing and coding
By Bryana McGill and Kristie Cross For decades, billing and coding services were essentially synonymous with revenue cycle management for facility-based physician practices. There were … Read more
The Importance of Quality in Anesthesia
By Lance Mueller Director of Healthcare Quality In June, Ventra’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Dr. Jason Greenberg, shared 3 Ways to Optimize Your Independent … Read more
Newsflash! Anthem To Cut Rates for Non-Medically Directed CRNA Cases
Anthem, an affiliate of Blue Cross Blue Shield has released its Revised Commercial Reimbursement Policy, Anesthesia Services – Professional, Policy Number: C-09002. CRNA reimbursement changes … Read more
KLAS Digital Health Investment Symposium 2024
Ventra Health CEO, Steven Huddleston, will be participating on a panel at KLAS DHIS.
HFMA Arizona 2024 Women Lead HERE Conference
Come chat with our revenue cycle experts. Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting today!
Navigating the 2025 Payment Policy Revisions to Medicare Part B: What Providers Need to Know
On July 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the 2025 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and … Read more
A Review of the 2025 Proposed Rule for the Anesthesia MIPS Pathway
By Lance Mueller Director of Healthcare Quality On July 10th, CMS released the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule includes proposals … Read more
2024 Mid-Year Check-in: What you need to know about Quality Reporting and MIPS
Your MIPS experts are back for a mid-year check-in. We shared practical tips for success in December when the new ruling was released, but now that we … Read more
Newsflash! Facet Injections: Anesthesia’s Unpaid Performance
This is an important update for all Anesthesia providers. Medicare has introduced significant changes in the coverage of anesthesia for facet injections. Several contractors, including … Read more
Avoiding Concurrencies in Anesthesia Billing: A Crucial Practice for Providers
In anesthesia billing, the term “concurrency” refers to the number of cases an anesthesia provider is involved in at the same time. Understanding and managing … Read more
Compliance Series: Anesthesiology, Let’s Get Physical with Our Documentation
By: Cindy Triplett, CPC, CANPC, CPMASenior Director, Anesthesia Education When you administer anesthesia to a patient with a BMI over 40 or evaluate a patient … Read more
2024 Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management
Stop by our booth to chat with our Anesthesia revenue cycle experts. Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting today!
2024 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting
Stop by our booth to chat with our Anesthesia revenue cycle experts. Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting today!
3 Ways to Optimize Your Independent Anesthesia Practice for Success in a Changing Market
The business environment surrounding independent anesthesia practices couldn’t be more volatile: Medicare reimbursement rates continue to fall, the anesthesiologist shortage is expected to get worse, … Read more
Change Healthcare Outage & QPP Exception Application Recommendations
The MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception application is open through the end of the year. Groups/clinicians who don’t usually report MIPS or have no … Read more
Challenges Faced by Anesthesia Providers with HCSC and Aetna Discontinuing Reimbursement for Physical Status Modifiers
In a recent development, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and New Mexico (Health Care Service Corporation, HCSC) and Aetna have announced … Read more
Compliance Series: How to Properly Amend a Medical Record
By: Cindy Triplett, CPC, CANPC, CPMASenior Director, Anesthesia Education Have you ever finalized a medical record and realized you forgot pertinent information? Maybe you neglected … Read more
2024 ASA ANESTHESIOLOGY Annual Meeting
Stop by booth #12063 to chat with our Anesthesia revenue cycle experts. Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting today!
Webinar: What you need to know about Quality Reporting and MIPS
Register now to attend the webinar “What you need to know about Quality Reporting and MIPS: 2024 Mid-Year Check-in” on July 18 at 2:00 PM Eastern.
Unlocking the Power of Data with Revenue Cycle Management
As a follow-up to his article on Becker’s Healthcare, “Unlocking the Power of Data: How Medical Groups Can Optimize Revenue Cycle Performance,” David Reck and … Read more
Infographic: Full Circle of Post-Op Pain
When performing post-operative pain service, it is important to remember not only a complete procedure note is needed but also a written request from the … Read more
Compliance Series: What Does Anesthesia Need to Know About MIPS in 2024?
By Lance MuellerDirector of Healthcare Quality Participating in the MIPS program in 2024 requires groups and clinicians to consider their Return On Investment (ROI) carefully. … Read more
Webinar: Unlocking the Power of Data with Revenue Cycle Management
Register now to attend the webinar on April 11 at 2:30 PM Central.
