The World Health Organization is releasing its new International Classification of Diseases, ICD-11.  By Angie Stewart - 6/15/18

Aetna's online provider directory now allows members to search for surgeons who use low- or no-opioid pain management techniques.  By Angie Stewart - 6/15/18

Kristin Held, MD, penned a column for the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons calling for CMS to repeal value-based care.  By Eric Oliver - 6/15/18

A Bloomberg column argued the regulatory environment is ripe for an Anthem-Humana merger, which would position Anthem to be a larger player in the Medicare Advantage market.  By Eric Oliver - 6/14/18

Healthcare organizations can use non-physician documentation to support ICD-10 coding for common socioeconomic issues not typically included in clinical diagnoses, according to the American Hospital Association.  By Angie Stewart - 6/14/18

With the rapid rise in deductibles and co-pays, coupled with declining reimbursement and increased expenses, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are under great pressure to collect all the money patients owe for their surgical care. Faced with such tight margins, even leaving a small percentage of a patient's responsibility on the table could eliminate the profitability from a procedure.  By Randy Bishop, Partner, Surgical Funds - 6/6/18

ASCs saw increased business, revenue and patient satisfaction one year after posting prices for surgical procedures online, according to a study published in The American Surgeon.  By Angie Stewart - 6/13/18

HHS officials are meeting with pharmaceutical companies in an attempt to get the companies to voluntarily lower their drug prices, The Hill reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/12/18

The CDC published the ICD-10-CM code changes June 11 for fiscal year 2019.   By Angie Stewart - 6/12/18

Erin Elliott, DDS, practices at Post Falls (Idaho) Family Dental.  By Angie Stewart - 6/11/18

Practices using Azalea Health's revenue cycle management and billing services reported lower claim rejection rates and quicker reimbursement turnaround than industry averages.  By Angie Stewart - 6/8/18

The nearly 68 million people enrolled in Medicaid can save $7 on the monthly rate for Prime subscriptions, Time reports.  By Angie Stewart - 6/7/18

Sanjoy Banerjee, MD, a pain physician in Corona, Calif., has been charged with workers compensation insurance fraud and perjury by the Riverside County District Attorney.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/6/18

Demand for medical coders in the U.S. is expected to grow by 13 percent through 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in April.  By Angie Stewart - 6/6/18

Joe Turcotte of Colorado quit his work-from home medical billing job to set out on an estimated 6-million-step journey across the U.S., The Gazette reports.  By Angie Stewart - 6/6/18

Medicare's main trust fund will be depleted by 2026, three years earlier than expected, according to updated projections from Medicare's Board of Trustees, Bloomberg reports.  By Eric Oliver - 6/6/18

A system error caused Cigna to expose the bank account information of some clients in Asia, Bloomberg reports.  By Angie Stewart - 6/5/18

Michael Frey, MD, pled guilty in federal court to receiving kickbacks from a medical equipment supplier and pharmacy sales representative, according to a Nasdaq report.  By Laura Dyrda - 6/5/18

1. Safety  By Marc Toth, CEO, ACA Cardiovascular - 6/5/18

A former coding employee accused St. Joseph, Mo.-based Heartland Regional Medical Center of wrongfully firing her for expressing concerns about fraudulent billing practices, the St. Louis Record reports.  By Angie Stewart - 6/4/18