ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Alabama Department of Labor revised the 2018 workers' compensation fee schedule for ASCs.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission made two ASC-specific recommendations to Congress in its March 2018 report: that Medicare payment rates remain the same in 2019 and cost reporting be mandatory for participation in the Medicare program.

National Medical Billing Services launched five technologies and service offerings for ASCs in response to client demand.

Acrometis is partnering with PriceMDs to contain the cost of surgical procedures.

Humana more than doubled the number of states where it offers a bundled payment program for Medicare Advantage members undergoing total hip or knee joint replacement procedures. The model is now available in about 40 provider locations in 13 states.

Billing mistakes are a common source of revenue decline for practices, according to Fi-Med Co-founder and CEO Adrian Velasquez. Fi-Med is a Wauwatosa, Wis.-based predictive analytics provider. 

CMS updated its 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems web-based tool to help physicians check their eligibility for 2018, AAFP reports.

Practices' revenue declines are often a result of billing errors, according to Fi-Med Co-founder and CEO Adrian Velasquez.

CMS made sweeping changes to ACA rules that added exemptions from coverage requirements and shifted control to states, the government announced in a final notice issued March 9. The rules will take effect for ACA health plans sold this fall…

UnitedHealthcare will terminate its contract with Envision Healthcare and Envision subsidiaries, effective no later than Jan. 1, 2019, according to a court filing.