ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Here are 18 statistics on payer mix at ASCs based on the VMG Health 2016 Intellimarker Multi-Specialty ASC Study.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association may issue Anthem a nearly $3 billion fine if Anthem does not derive most of its nationwide revenue from Blue-branded projects following its Cigna acquisition, an Anthem executive said during the antitrust trial, Bloomberg reported.

Zotec Partners named Jeff McHugh vice president of enterprise solutions.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee donated $25,000 to help those affected by the state's wildfires, according to The Tennessean.

Stephanie Ellis, RN, of Ellis Medical Consulting in Franklin, Tenn., divulges common coding traps ASCs fall into, as well as key strategies for avoiding these pitfalls.

With the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, CMS is giving provider organizations a huge push toward value-based care by establishing large financial incentives for the adoption of new risk-sharing programs. Known as Advanced Alternative Payment Models, these risk-sharing models…

Palo Alto, Calif.-based individual insurance eCommerce company GetInsured will acquire Seattle's Array Health.

UnitedHealth Group will participate in bundled payments for spine surgeries as well as hip and knee replacements in 2017, according to Forbes.

During the DOJ's antitrust trial against the Anthem, Cigna merger, an Anthem executive testified that the company plans to use Cigna as an avenue to compete in new markets, according to Bloomberg.

A recent Gallup poll found the majority of Americans want to either change or replace the ACA.