ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

There is a significant difference in premium costs exists between HMO plans and other plans, based on a Kaiser Health News analysis of 36 states offering HealhCare.gov plans, according to The Seattle Times.

On average, medical coders earn between $25,010 and $50,609 per year, according to Payscale.com.

Kaiser Permanente acquired Seattle-based co-op Group Health, to mixed reviews, according to a Seattle Times report.

Twenty-eight percent of organizations said that the ICD-10 transition has been smooth, according to KPMG survey.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Ohio, proposes his Patient Care Act as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, according to KSL.com.

drchrono released its medical billing app for the iPad, allowing medical billers to view claims and review billing statuses from their mobile device for the first time.

On its new website, Employers Council on Flexible Compensation is imploring Congress to repeal the Cadillac tax or at least exempt employees' contributions to these accounts from the Cadillac tax calculation, according to Forbes.

Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev. selected Vincari's Lightspeed Valet to provide its surgeons with an ICD-10 virtual assistant solution.

UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley said the payer made a poor decision by jumping into the ACA's public insurance exchanges, according to CBS Minnesota.

A majority of physicians are accepting insurance plans sold on the health insurance exchanges, according to a report from Jackson Healthcare.