ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion budget bill that will fund the government through the rest of fiscal year 2018.

A group of healthcare stakeholders attempted to define value at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 23rd Annual Conference, March 22 to March 24 in Orlando, Fla., AJMC reports.

CMS proposed an exemption from certain reporting requirements and beneficiary access monitoring regulations for states delivering at least 85 percent of their Medicaid coverage through managed care.

William Blake Beach of Comp Recovery, a firm specializing in the financial recovery of underpaid worker's compensation medical bills, identified three easily corrected errors that might prevent ASCs and hospitals from cashing in on a major revenue stream.

ICD-10 expert Erica Remer, MD, noted the pitfalls of copying and pasting information when it comes to clinical documentation. While it might be tempting to take a shortcut, Dr. Remer said, documenting fresh information is better in the long-run —…

Walgreens agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General over claims it overcharged workers for prescription medications, MassLive reports.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced the Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act to increase affordability and competition on the ACA marketplaces March 21.

Here are seven updates and key points on billing for colonoscopy procedures.

Shocked by your ER bill? So is UnitedHealthcare, according to a new website launched by the payer that takes aim at Envision Healthcare's emergency room billing practices.

Universal Health Care Action Network is in the midst of a letter writing campaign to express its opposition to Ohio's proposed work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries, WOSU reports.