ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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.

Following the Department of Justice’s lawsuit about the pending payer megamergers, Anthem is the first of the four payers to file paper to fight the suit, according to Bloomberg.

In 2014, average premiums fell under the Affordable Care Act, based on a HealthAffairs blog, according to CNBC. Healthcare analysts, Loren Adler and Paul Ginsburg, wrote the analysis.

A new article on the Health Affairs Blog examines payment reform and transparency in healthcare.

Anthem plans to fight the Department of Justice's lawsuit against its $25 billion Cigna acquisition, according to Reuters.

Despite several payers withdrawing from Affordable Care Act marketplaces, Cigna is expanding into new ACA markets, according to The Hill.

Back in 2008, Gabby White, RN, began working with her surgery center's surgeons, physicians, anesthesiologist and home health to establish bundled rates. Following this collaboration, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Orthopedic Surgery Center of Orange County, a direct subsidiary of Irvine, Calif.-based…

If the Department of Justice successfully blocks the Aetna/Humana and Anthem/Cigna deals, the payers may likely acquire smaller payers, according to Insurance Journal.