ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

A new consortium, which includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Humana and several other payers, are working together on strategies to help smaller providers get ready for ICD-10, according to an ICD-10 Monitor report.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Health Information Management Association estimated the cost of transitioning to ICD-10 to be between $1,960 and $5,900. The American Medical Association has spoken out against the study and reaffirms previous…

Here are the top-rated insurers for each region in the United States, according to the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2014:

MMS Analytics has launched the app healthcare price transparency smartphone app MyMedical Shopper, according to a New Hampshire Business Review report.

Aver Informatics, a software and data analytics startup, has grown to 35 employees from 10 at the beginning of the year, according to a Columbus Business First report.

Revenue cycle and health IT firm Emdeon, based in Nashville, Tenn., has acquired price transparency company Change Healthcare for $135 million, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.  

PGM Billing, a practice management and electronic medical record service provider, launched a CPT code search engine.

Here are the 11 top-rated insurers for the lowest number of denials, according to the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2014.

Health information solutions company iMedX has acquired medical documentation companies Superior Global Solutions, based in Plano, Texas, and Medwrite, based in Anaheim, Calif.

Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health is partnering with CarePayment to offer patients the option of making their medical expenses in installments.