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Revenue Cycle  Written by Carrie Pallardy | February 25, 2014
Michael OrsenoMichael Orseno, revenue cycle director at Regent
Surgical Health, identifies four common areas that translate
into lost income and the policies ambulatory surgery center
leaders can put in place to overcome these revenue cycle issues.
1. Insurance verification. Insurance verification is a simple
process, but when overlooked it translates into lost revenue. If
insurance is not verified, ASCs may lose money on uninsured
patients or those who recently lost their benefits. "At Regent
centers, 100 percent of cases need to go through the insurance
verification process. This has alleviated past issues of
performing cases for free," says Mr. Orseno.  A policy for
regular insurance verification is easily implemented. With
software, such as HST Pathways and ZirMed, verification can be
instantly obtained and viewed in a patient's chart. ASC leaders
are able to see a whether a patient