Apple may not want to get involved in the medical billing space, according to patient financial management platform FinPay.  By Angie Stewart - 4/1/19

With 49.5 million plan enrollees, UnitedHealth Group was the largest health insurance company in the U.S. as of Dec. 31, 2017, according to Forbes.  By Angie Stewart - 3/29/19

Henry Miller, PhD, a managing director of consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, has over 45 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including first-hand experience developing payment systems for ASCs.  By Rachel Popa - 3/28/19

Apple could build upon its health technology and financial services efforts by entering the medical billing space, CNBC reports.  By Angie Stewart - 3/27/19

The Georgia Hospital Association helped pass a stripped-down version of the state's earlier certificate of need bill that will grant Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Atlanta expanded privileges, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.  By Eric Oliver - 3/27/19

A fragmented healthcare market is leading to an increase in private equity activity, according to a new report from PwC.  By Rachel Popa - 3/25/19

With many ASCs making headlines for coding and billing fraud, Fort Myers, Fla.-based Serbin Medical Billing released a set of billing guidelines.  By Rachel Popa - 3/25/19

Physicians in South Dakota make the highest average annual wage, according to a new WalletHub ranking.  By Angie Stewart - 3/25/19

A growing number of surgeons are frustrated with reimbursement, according to Michael Brown, CEO of New York City-based Fellow Health Partners  By Angie Stewart - 3/21/19

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health secured new contracts with Anthem Blue Cross for its 65 hospitals, medical groups and outpatient surgery centers, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.  By Angie Stewart - 3/21/19

To avoid closing or merging with larger medical groups for financial reasons, ASCs must have effective revenue cycle management processes in place, according to 247 Medical Billing Services.  By Angie Stewart - 3/21/19

Despite promising changes from CMS, reimbursement will be the biggest challenge for ASCs in 2019, according to 247 Medical Billing Services.  By Angie Stewart - 3/20/19

Healthcare costs and quality should be made more transparent and user-friendly across care settings, according to William Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.  By Angie Stewart - 3/20/19

In MedPAC's 2019 commission report to Congress, the commission made several recommendations related to ASCs.  By Laura Dyrda - 3/20/19

Tara Vail, COO of HSTPathways, outlined five ways ASCs can save time and money during the preauthorization process in an article for Inside Digital Health.  By Rachel Popa - 3/19/19

During the February 2019 CPT panel meeting, the American Medical Association discussed changes that would significantly impact office and outpatient evaluation and management coding, ICD-10 Monitor reports.  By Angie Stewart - 3/19/19

Henry Miller, PhD, a managing director of consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, has over 45 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including provider payment system design, regulatory analysis and strategic planning.  By Rachel Popa - 3/15/19

ICD-10 codes are designed to capture a high level of specificity, accounting for nearly every injury imaginable as well as where it took place.  By Angie Stewart - 3/14/19

The preauthorization process eats up an estimated 20 hours of staff time per week, including physician time, nursing time and clerical hours, HSTpathways COO Tara Vail said in an article on Inside Digital Health.  By Angie Stewart - 3/13/19

Putting payment systems in place helps ASC collections and prevents revenue leaks, according to Fort Myers, Fla.-based Serbin Medical Billing.  By Rachel Popa - 3/13/19