ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The healthcare industry is undergoing consolidation and the insurance industry is no exception. However, as competition dwindles in the market, physicians are concerned how the payer consolidation will detract from quality care, according to an article Joseph Valenti, MD, published…

Earlier this week, Aetna became the latest payer to exit several Affordable Care Act state exchanges, but the news may not be all that shocking in light of a letter Aetna's CEO wrote to federal officials, according to Huffington Post.

Anthem Blue Cross members may now interact with Spanish-speaking physicians via live video visits.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures and CHV Capital invested $8 million in Health Catalyst, according to Internet Health Management.

Xerox's 32nd National Healthcare Trend Survey revealed healthcare costs decreased to 8 percent, down from 11.6 percent in 2010, according to Employee Benefit Adviser.

Aetna will stop offering individual Affordable Care Act plans in 11 state exchanges, according to Bloomberg.

Postgraduate Medical Journal published a study finding Medicare reimbursed female physicians nearly $19,000 less than male physicians in a single year, according to TIME.

Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she wouldn't reach a decision concerning the $54 billion dollar merger of Anthem-Cigna until late in the year, before she set the trial date for Nov. 21, Reuters reports. 

Healthcare organizations continue to see decreased patient satisfaction over a lack of price transparency and patient engagement from health payers and their employees, healthpayerintelligence.com reports. 

While news reports tend to focus on cyberattacks directed at large organizations, cybercriminals are not only targeting big players — and thinking your ASC is automatically safe because of its size could get you into big legal and financial trouble.