Practice Management

The ACS offers numerous resources to help you run a successful practice, negotiate employment contracts, become proficient and stay current in CPT coding, and more.

Coding & Billing

ACS Bulletin Articles

Read articles about how to correctly report CPT codes and modifiers.

CPT Coding Courses

Learn more about opportunities for surgeons and their staff to attend a CPT coding course and sharpen coding skills to maximize reimbursement.

E/M Coding Education

Learn more about reporting E/M services, split/shared visits, and critical care services.

Hernia Repair Coding Education

Learn more about correct coding for anterior abdominal hernia repair.

ACS Coding Hotline

Get your coding questions answered through the ACS coding hotline.

Dimensions of Practice

Employed Surgeons

Explore resources, including contract review services, data reports, webinars, and other tools to help surgeons navigate employment in institutional settings.

Private/Small Surgical Practices

Explore resources, including webinars and primers, to help surgeons practicing in private or small group settings.

Personal Financial Wellness

Learn more about financial planning firms available to assist surgeons in planning for financial wellness.

Reducing Malpractice Risk

The “Three Ps” refer to “prevent, preclude, and prevail"—the three key elements to reduce practitioner risk related to malpractice litigation.

News

Bulletin

Surgeons Need to Engage in Battle against Cyberattacks

Surgeons should champion cybersecurity best practices to avoid attacks that can jeopardize access to medical records and lifesaving medical devices.

A Look at The Joint Commission

Disastrous Consequences Result from Medical Billing Cyberattack on Small Practice

Learn recommendations for smaller surgical practices to bolster cybersecurity against a billing-related hack.

ACS Brief

Take Advantage of Discounted Access to Physician Business Training Course

This course teaches physicians the language of business and the principles needed to be better collaborators.

Additional Resources

Physicians as Assistants at Surgery Report

This report provides guidance on how often an operation may require a physician to assist at surgery

Payor Tools

Find links to payor payment policies, such as the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule lookup tool.

Telehealth

Telehealth has emerged as a transformative force, challenging traditional paradigms, and offering innovative solutions to various problems.

Surgical Patient Education Program Products

The ACS Surgical Patient Education Program has created brochures, guides, and courses to help your patients and their caregivers.

Surgeon Qualifications and Certifications

Whether you are referred to a physician for surgical care, or you make the choice yourself, don't take your surgeon's qualifications for granted.

The Power of Quality

ACS Quality Programs are the definitive measure of a hospital’s surgical quality. Learn how our programs improve care and prevent complications.