ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Patients are becoming aware of health systems' facility fees as they scrutinize their medical bills, according to The Daily Item.

The Department of Health and Human Services created the Medicare Shared Savings Program and accountable care organizations to minimize healthcare spending, yet the programs have cost substantially more than the government anticipated, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Cosmetic surgeon David M. Morrow, MD, pled guilty to charges of defrauding health insurance companies, according to Palm Desert Patch.

CMS is continuing to request providers report more quality data. While healthcare can use the data to facilitate change that could drastically improve patient outcomes, the pay-for-performance system still has some kinks that need to be worked out before the…

Medicare hopes to copy the private sector with new payment strategies, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

City University of New York School of Public Health researchers found many of the Cadillac tax's promises ring untrue, and the middle class will bear the financial burden, according to Dotmed.

CMS offered infographic and statement guidance about ICD-10 implementation issues, according to RevCycle Intelligence.

Aetna partnered with Virtua Health in South Jersey on a new accountable care organization.

CMS is adding nearly 5,500 codes to ICD-10, according to Healthcare It News.

Despite Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island suffering $126 million losses in 2015, executives say the payer is still doing well and has profited in other areas, according to WPRI.com.