People facing a health crisis deal with more than whatever it is that ails them.  By By April Wilson, RevSpring vice president of marketing and analytics - 12/13/18

Healthcare providers and collections firms are investing in digital payment solutions to overcome issues associated with current practices, Business Insider reports.  By Angie Stewart - 12/13/18

Cigna's contract with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is set to expire Jan. 1, 2019, as the two failed to reach an agreement after 11 months of negotiations.  By Angie Stewart - 12/13/18

Operating performance among health insurance and managed care companies is expected to remain "fairly stable" in 2019, according to Fitch Ratings.  By Angie Stewart - 12/13/18

Patients are on thin ice this time of year. Here are 12 ICD-10 codes physicians might see during the holiday season:  By Angie Stewart - 12/13/18

It's critical for ASCs to handle managed care contracts properly, but doing so can be challenging, according to Westchester, Ill.-based Regent Surgical Health Vice President of Managed Care, Andrea Woodell.  By Rachel Popa - 12/12/18

CMS' 2019 final payment rule for ASCs and hospital outpatient surgery departments included a new code allowing separate payments to ASCs that use Pacira Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid pain management drug, Exparel.  By Angie Stewart - 12/11/18

Following months of termination threats and legal disputes between the two companies, Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare agreed to extend its nationwide payer contract with Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision (AmSurg) Healthcare.  By Angie Stewart - 12/11/18

Elkton, Md.-based physician Zahid Aslam, MD, pleaded guilty Nov. 30 to making a materially false statement in a loan application, and a medical business he owned pleaded guilty to one count of healthcare fraud.  By Angie Stewart - 12/10/18

Billing mistakes can affect a surgery center's bottom line, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management:  By Rachel Popa - 12/6/18

U.S. House Representative Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., introduced a bill called the "Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2018" July 25.  By Angie Stewart - 12/5/18

The prices of common outpatient and inpatient procedures at every Oregon hospital are now available online, KTVZ.com reports.  By Angie Stewart - 12/5/18

ASCs have an inherent value proposition when negotiating new contracts or renegotiating existing contracts, according to Healthcents CEO Steve Selbst.  By Angie Stewart - 12/4/18

Paul Madison, MD, was convicted of healthcare fraud, aggravated identity theft and lying about medical treatment delivery after directing staff to fraudulently bill for procedures at the surgery center where he practiced, according to a Chicago Sun Times report.  By Laura Dyrda - 12/4/18

Fultondale, Ala. physician Paul Roberts, MD, is accused of unlawfully prescribing controlled substances while participating in a healthcare fraud scheme with two other men, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Alabama.  By Angie Stewart - 12/3/18

There's no horsing around when it comes to animal-related injuries.  By Angie Stewart - 12/3/18

Workers Compensation Research Institute found the percentage of hospital inpatient and outpatient claims generally decreased from 2002 to 2016, Business Insurance reports.  By Angie Stewart - 12/3/18

Organizations generate most of their revenue from fee-for-service payments despite regulations and guidelines aimed at driving value-based reimbursement, according to the NEJM Catalyst Insights Council Survey.  By Angie Stewart - 11/30/18

Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon's new language processing service for scanning and extracting medical record data, could vastly improve medical coding, according to TechNewsWorld.  By Angie Stewart - 11/30/18

EHR deployment can deliver a significant return on investment for ASCs if they develop a strategic implementation process, HSTpathways CFO Tom Scott wrote in an article on Health Data Management.   By Angie Stewart - 11/30/18