ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Vitals, a physician rating platform, has acquired the price transparency company Compass Healthcare Advisers, according to a mobilehealthnews report.

A Healthcare Billing and Management Association survey found that more than half of healthcare providers, 51 percent, report being "somewhat" ready for the ICD-10 transition set to take place Oct. 1, 2015, according to an ICD-10 Monitor report.

At the Becker's ASC 21st Annual Meeting in Chicago on Oct. 25, Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, owner and president of Ellis Medical Consulting, discussed common coding and billing and mistakes that occur in ambulatory surgery centers.

Here are 29 statistics on the best insurers by geographic region and by reimbursement rate, according to Medscape's Insurer Ratings Report 2014.

MedData, a revenue cycle management and patient financial services provider, has launched a new iPhone app for its surgical practice clients, according to a benzinga report.  

CareCloud, a cloud-based practice management software, EHR and medical billings services provider, has partnered with Precyse/HealthStream to offer its physician office and ambulatory clients an ICD-10 education solution.

A HIMSS Analytics report has found that computer-assisted coding field is expected to take a leap in growth, according to a Health IT Analytics report.  

A shortage of up to 50 percent has been forecasted for the medical coder workforce. Here are five things to know about the current compensation and workforce in the medical coding field.

Benchmark Systems, a provider of internet-based business and clinical solutions for healthcare providers, will release its Benchmark Code Assistant software on Nov. 1.

ICD-10 would have supplied the healthcare system with a specific code for tracking Ebola, according to a FierceHealthIT report.