ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws gave 43 states failing grades, according to HealthLeaders Media.

As the evolution from volume-based care toward value-based care continues, it is more important than ever for center leadership to apply advances in technology and management processes that enable them to collect revenue efficiently and consistently.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana is suing Ameritox, a Baltimore-based urine drug testing company, for alleged improper billing, according to Bloomberg BNA.

The Affordable Care Act is facing a great deal of heat after four co-ops have failed this year alone and only seven co-ops continue to offer coverage, leading many to wonder if regulators should have acted sooner, according to The…

A HHS study found physicians are still improperly billing Medicare enrollees for services of which they should be exempt, according to The New York Times.

In the past three years, Medicare Part D's catastrophic drug coverage has increased beneficiaries' prescription drug spending by 85 percent, according to Fox Business.

The healthcare payers involved in the pending mergers claim the deals would bode well for the Affordable Care Act's exchanges, yet antitrust regulators may block the deals, according to Forbes.

Healthcare is becoming increasingly reliant on technology, but many organizations still face many obstacles in health IT integration.

Anthem said it plans to add nine states in its Affordable Care Act plans if its deal with Cigna comes to fruition, according to Politico.

In a recent blog post, Matt Kilton of ECG Management Consultants provides advice for ASCs and HOPDs on the shift from grouper to APC reimbursement.