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…
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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.
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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.
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.