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ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The American Health Information Management Association has release more than 70 ICD-10-CM/PCS documentation tips, according to an ICD10 Monitor report.

Ambulatory surgery centers can employ staff members to hand billing in-house or outsource the business office function to a third party company. Here are seven services often provided by outsourcing medical billing companies, according to a MediGain blog post.

Sylvia Burwell, HHS secretary, announced that Medicare Part B monthly premiums and deductibles for 2015 will remain the same as the past two years, according to an Arkansas Matters report.

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Historically, there has been 20 percent to 30 percent shortage of medical coders, but that shortage could trend upwards to as much as 50 percent this year, according to a CNBC report.

The Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis has released the issue brief The Future of Accountable Care Organizations: How to Create Increased Shared Savings with Payers. Here are four things to know about the first roll-out of ACOs…

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