Fecal microbiota transplantation has been shown to be an effective treatment for recalcitrant C. difficile infections. The Medicare Part B administrative contractor for Kentucky and Ohio has expressed potential interest in covering the procedure, according to an AAPC report.
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Medical Transcription Billing's line of credit with TD Bank, N.A., increased to $3 million from $1.215 million, with substantially the same terms, ABL Advisor reports.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has partnered with WebMD Health Serves to offer Blue Care Network members a new set of health and wellness programs.
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is calling for improved healthcare price transparency in the state, according to a public news service report.
iNtelli-Bill, a division of American Medical Systems, announced that it is offering a new integrated electronic payment processing solution for physicians.
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Paragon Family Practice, Central Kentucky's largest network of private Medicaid clinics, have been charged with criminal theft after both employees sued the practice and they were found withholding money from the state, reports Lex 18.
A study produced by the California Workers' Compensation Information Rating Bureau and California Workers' Compensation Institute released a report about how compensation reforms have lowered payments to ASCs for workers' compensation patients, according to a Business Insurance report.
Students across campuses of Southern California's North-West College will be now be able to enroll in an online ACCSC accredited medical billing and coding program.
The U.S. population is aging, and naturally healthcare costs rise in older age groups. A new Kaiser Family Foundation study has quantified how much Medicare spending increases in the aging population, according to a Mnet report. Here are three things…
The American Medical Association and 99 physician groups sent a letter to CMS last week calling for contingency plans to be put in place. The American Health Information Management Association responded that physician groups' concerns are unfounded, according to an…