Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System will pay $1.9 million to settle allegations that the health system performed outpatient procedures in the inpatient setting and then billed Medicare, according to The Houston Chronicle.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
HHS Secretary Alex Azar discussed President Donald Trump's vision of healthcare in a prepared statement for the Federation of American Hospitals, mentioning the president's interest in limiting regulation, promoting transparency and shifting care to the most appropriate setting.
Medical Transcription Billing Corp. posted its first quarter of positive GAAP net income since its IPO in 2014.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar ruled out the idea that Medicare could save money on drug prices by negotiating directly with drug companies, The Hill reports.
A Black Book Market Research survey claims 98 percent of hospital leaders are weighing whether to outsource services to cut costs.
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The patient's chart contains important information for verifying medical necessity, said Jon Elion, MD, founder, president and CEO of Chartwise Medical Systems.
Patients' financial responsibility for their healthcare is on the rise and showing no signs of slowing down.
Healthcare prices rose 2.2 percent year-over-year in April, the highest growth rate since January 2012, according to Altarum's monthly economic indicators report.
VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study shows data from ASCs across the country, outlining the case mix as a percentage of collections.
More than 50 percent of patients prefer electronic bills and over 75 percent would give providers pre-authorization for credit card charges, according to Waystar's Patient Payment Check-Up Survey.