ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

America's Health Insurance Plans appointed Matt Eyles its next CEO, effective June 1.

Diagnosis-related events are the single largest root cause of medical professional liability claims and 36 percent result in death, according to a new report from Boston-based medical liability insurer Coverys.

On the heels of its 2017 financial report, Nobilis revealed a new in-network contract at its largest hospital.

Minnesota Rep. Jeremy Munson, R-Lake Crystal, introduced a bill in the state legislature that would mandate hospitals and clinics to publish price information on their 25 most common procedures, the Mankato Free Press reports.

Physicians, medical groups and coding experts requested 25 diagnosis codes at the ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, March 6 and 7, along with 16 procedural codes.

A study at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in Chicago discovered the cost of physician services climbs as healthcare providers increasingly gain market power through mergers and acquisitions.

Global 1 expanded its medical bundled payment system to include a network of more than 85 outpatient surgery centers, featuring more than 650 physicians, in California.

Pain management specialist Subramaniam Khanthan, MD, of Jersey City-based Hudson Medical is charged with 16 counts of healthcare claims fraud for billing insurance for treatments that were unnecessary or never performed, NJ.com reports.

CMS issued an update to its policy on evaluation and management documentation provided by students, allowing teaching physicians to verify student work rather than re-documenting it.

Amazon is offering Medicaid recipients a discounted subscription to the company's Amazon Prime membership, the Indy Star reports.