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…
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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…
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.
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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 files multimillion-dollar suit against 11 ASCs for OON fee-forgiveness model: 5 things to know
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.