ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

It's hard to believe 2018 is halfway through, especially for practices still trying to understand this year's new additions to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act before next year.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana is adding Munster (Ind.) Specialty Surgery Center to its preferred list of care providers for two Medicare Advantage plans.

Carrum Health added Orange County, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center to its bundled payment program.

Physicians' offices don't get properly reimbursed due to constantly changing regulations governing what payers cover and insufficient training for office staff, according to Tranquilmoney President and Co-founder Karun Philip, PhD.

Somerset, N.J.-based healthcare information technology company MTBC held its annual meeting June 15 and shareholders voted on three proposals.

The World Health Organization's fully-electronic 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases contains 55,000 codes, compared to the 14,400 in ICD-10, Medscape reports.

Insurance companies will reject claims for even the smallest mistake, according to Tranquilmoney President and Co-founder Karun Philip, PhD.

Providers can ensure their vital medical billing and coding processes run smoothly by addressing three key challenges, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Republicans are abandoning attempts to overhaul Medicare as House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., prepares to leave his post, Politico reports.

Correct coding for any surgical service provided in an ASC is critical to ensuring proper reimbursement, reducing denials and avoiding potential compliance issues. One could argue that the stakes are even higher when the service is far and away the…