With the upcoming deadline, many providers are feeling the pressure to have staff ready for the coding change. There seems to be two sides of the spectrum in terms of whether ICD-10 is necessary, according to Neurology Advisor.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
The upcoming October ICD-10 deadline has many healthcare professionals scrambling to ensure their systems are up-to-date for the new coding system. ICD-10 poses concerns about loss of productivity and readiness, but soon the coding system will be the new norm…
Four additional surgery centers have joined Pricing Healthcare, an online price transparency platform.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a $10 billion integrated health enterprise, launched bundled payments for orthopedic procedures, according to Health Leaders Media.
In a press release, revenue managment company National Medical Billing Services annouced that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch named NMBS to their 2015 "Top 100 Workplaces" list.
Advertisement
Policy makers have implemented a six-month grace period in which providers will not be penalized for ICD-10 coding errors. However, the dual processing coding period may hurt providers rather than benefit them, according to HealthITAnalytics.
How can you significantly increase your ambulatory surgery center's profit through out of network reimbursement?
Medicare Advantage is a popular market for private insurers, according to Forbes.
Healthcare costs have steadily crept up for years and now the industry is faced with understanding and combating that rise. Driven by forces at work in the industry, including the Affordable Care Act, high deductible health plans are becoming more…
On Oct.1, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will require all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant healthcare providers to transition to the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases. The first update to the coding systems…