ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Billing mistakes can affect a surgery center's bottom line, according to Regent Revenue Cycle Management:

U.S. House Representative Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., introduced a bill called the "Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2018" July 25.

The prices of common outpatient and inpatient procedures at every Oregon hospital are now available online, KTVZ.com reports.

ASCs have an inherent value proposition when negotiating new contracts or renegotiating existing contracts, according to Healthcents CEO Steve Selbst.

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.

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.

There's no horsing around when it comes to animal-related injuries.

Workers Compensation Research Institute found the percentage of hospital inpatient and outpatient claims generally decreased from 2002 to 2016, Business Insurance reports.

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.

Amazon Comprehend Medical, Amazon's new language processing service for scanning and extracting medical record data, could vastly improve medical coding, according to TechNewsWorld.