Physicians are the main group targeted in these discussions, she says.
“They are actively pursuing surgeons who practice in non-contracted ASCs and are sending notices to surgeons who use non-contracted ASCs that indicate they are in violation of their professional contracts by directing patients to a non-participating facility,” she says. “Some payors are demanding from surgeons copies of the ASCs’ out-of-network billing practices, policies and procedures. They are threatening to terminate their professional contracts as a result of taking patients to an out-of-network facility.”
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