ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The U.S. Senate has passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (HR 2), which effectively repeals the sustainable growth rate formula, according to a Medpage Today report. Here are five key facts on the legislation and the…

A number of revenue cycle concerns for 2015 were discussed during a Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit held prior to HIMSS, according to a HealthcareIT News report.

The HIPAA-enabled Watson Health Cloud is a new health and wellness solution from IBM, which includes cognitive computing for data analysis, analytics and storage.

Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP, has been named the president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association.

HIMSS Revenue Cycle Task Force has released a new plan for a streamlined revenue cycle system, according to a HealthcareIT News report.

The workers' compensation fee schedule for ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals in Connecticut went into effect on April 1, according to an Insurance Journal report.

3M has released 360 Encompass MD System, a new tool designed to improve documentation, ICD-10 specificity and workflow, according to a HealthcareIT News report.

Nuance Communications, Intelligent Medical Objects and MEDITECH have forged a partnership to improve physician documentation.

Sandlot Solutions, a health interoperability and analytics provider, has launched its SaaS-based technology platform, which is designed to expand the company's big data capabilities.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, AARP, Aetna, Novo Nordisk and National Consumers League have launched the Clear Choices Campaign.