ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed yesterday to pay physicians for optional end-of-life discussions, according to a Medscape report. The reimbursements would begin in the first half of 2016.

Forty-five out of 50 states failed to provide adequate healthcare price transparency, according to the Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws – July 2015 from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute and Catalyst for Payment Reform.

Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, a healthcare technology and services provider, and M*Modal, a clinical transcription service provider, have formed a new strategic partnership. 

Patients chose ambulatory surgery centers over hospital outpatient departments for cataract removal surgery when they were made aware of the costs of care, according to a study published in Health Affairs, funded by AHRQ.

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., filed a billing fraud suit in federal court attempting to recoup millions paid to 11 Indiana-based surgical centers allegedly participating in a "fee forgiveness" model to attract Cigna's out-of-network patients, according to a Law…

The impending Oct. 1 deadline has many healthcare professionals worried about potential billing errors as well as the threat of care of consistency. However, ICD-10 is an essential transition for the healthcare industry and should be embraced rather than feared,…

The Business Coalition launched a private health insurance exchange, according to The Morning Call.

Zacks' Analysts upgraded Medical Transcription Billing, a healthcare information technology company, shares from a "sell" to a "hold" rating, according to WKRB.

CMS has released its proposed policy and payment changes rule for the CY 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System.

With the increase in health insurance premiums, more money is necessary to pay the bill and less money is available for other expenses, according to Forbes.