There you go ! Another rejected claim. Well, running a surgery center billing practice can be demanding, expensive, and on a bad week, thankless! With, surgery centers constantly battling with payers, and, patients who have no idea what their financial liabilities, are. It can be an uphill climb on a snowy day, to get paid !

Here is how you can fight those financial demons and come out at the other end a winner ! And also ensure your clinical documentation is never short of perfect !

10 ways to increase the revenue of your surgery center…

1. Encourage your surgeons on-board to have a financial stake in your surgery center to avoid losing out on case load.
2. Create a better atmosphere to work by upgrading to better systems and work processes to attract and retain a strong physician base.
3. Collect copay’s and deductibles at the front-desk and have multiple payment options.
4. Compare your staff members’ cost per case with your competitors, and how reimbursement varies across different specialties. Analyze and set benchmarks.
5. Follow a rigorous claims follow up process and fight denied claims as soon as they reach your table, to increase the revenue and valuation of your center.
6. Physician documentation plays an important role. Surgeons should dictate clearly, name the procedure. And ensure details and events are sequenced in the operative note.
7. Don’t put off renegotiating with your insurer. If you put off renegotiating year after year there are little chances of your insurer ever giving you a reimbursement hike !
8. Collect and verify patient information during the pre-registration stage to avoid fall outs.
9. Call your patients prior to their appointment and inform them about their financial liabilities.
10. Have a quick sheet that includes pertinent questions, such as, how many surgeries were performed, the number of co-surgeons etc for physicians to fill out after a surgery.