ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

In a recent press release, HSTpathways addressed the impact of MACRA final rule on ambulatory surgery centers.

As more ambulatory surgery centers are trying their hand at joint replacement surgery, the potential benefits of a bundled payment program prove alluring.

A new Department of Labor overtime rule could go into effect as soon as Dec. 1, 2016, and MedHQ can guide your surgery center through the rule change, ensuring you are informed and well prepared.

After increased scrutiny, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini continues to defend his company's proposed acquisition of Humana, Reuters reports.

CMS plans to introduce an all-payer ACO model in Vermont in January 2017, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Speaker Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) called on Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (D) to fix the state's health insurance crisis or resign, the Duluth News Tribune reports.

Humana will pay its stockholders a dividend of $0.29 per share on Jan. 27, 2017.

Payers across the nation often have different portals, which is a key point of frustration for physicians. This frustration prompted CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt to ask insurers to simplify their health plans and reduce the administrative burden for providers…

Deloitte's "2016 Survey of US Physicians" showed many physicians are reimbursed under a fee-for-service model, rather than a value-based care system in which providers are paid based on outcomes.

Anthem is expected to announce plans to open a technology center in Midtown Atlanta which would add several thousand jobs to the Atlanta area, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.