ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Revenue cycle is the financial pulse of any business, and how those processes are managed determines that business's financial health. Healthcare is no exception, but the dramatic changes in the industry are altering how its leaders will approach the revenue…

History is not set to repeat itself, at least thus far. Last year, a sustainable growth rate patch was passed that included a caveat: another ICD-10 delay. Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on another SGR…

The Obama administration has created an advisory group of payers, private companies and healthcare organizations to aid in Medicare's transition to value-based payment, according to a Bloomberg Business report.

Governors from a number of states have named March 26 National Medical Biller's Day.

The Hawaii state Attorney General's Office is appealing a prior decision to resume Medicaid reimbursements for Frederick Nitta, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist accused of fraudulent billing.

This morning, the Texas Senate Business and Commerce committee, while hearing a bill to differentiate freestanding emergency medical facilities and ER Rooms, discussed the issue of "surprise medical billing," according to KXAN.

The Emergency Services and Surprise Bills law will go into effect in New York on March 31, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

United Healthcare has brought an element of price transparency to its Health4Me smartphone app, according to a report by The Post and Courier.

While the United States is gearing up for the switch to ICD-10 in October, the World Health Organization is preparing for ICD-11, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

HHS has recovered $3.3 billion in fraudulent healthcare billing for the fiscal year 2014, according to a HealthcareDIVE report.