UnitedHealthcare has announced eight different outpatient procedures and service groups will require preauthorization in an outpatient hospital setting, but no prior authorization will be required if performed in an ambulatory surgery center.
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Illinois plans to award $5 million in federal grant money during the third annual health insurance enrollment period to community groups for consumer outreach, according to The Washington Times.
The Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society praised Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller for her recent decision to maintain stability in medical liability insurance premiums.
Frontier Capital recently invested $16 million in Aviacode, a provider of software-enabled medical coding services, according to Business Wire.
At the 21st Annual Becker's ASC Conference in Chicago on Oct. 24, 2014, Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting and Management, and Conor Gallagher, Eveia's director of analytics and business operations, discussed the impact of provider…
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CMS announced efforts to help providers get ready for the Oct. 1 implementation of ICD-10.
Physicians have voiced concerns that the mandated coding changes will disrupt the care provided to patients, according to KHOU.com.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 90 percent of Americans have health insurance, according to Forbes.
NueMD launched the ICD-10 Training Lab, an online tool that helps healthcare professionals get ready for the ICD-10 transition.
Massachusetts has had legislation in place requiring hospitals and physicians to disclose prices of common procedures since January 2014, but price transparency remains sporadic in the state.