ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Here are three things to know about the growth of the global healthcare business intelligence market.

The American Academy of Professional Coders launched Practicode, a new tool designed to strengthen skills and serve as a continuing education resource.

A major concern with the new state and federal healthcare exchanges is the uncertainty surrounding how the influx of insured people will change the market, said Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services, in a Becker's ASC Review article.

MediGain and Nextech have partnered to offer increased efficiency and profitability through billing and revenue cycle services, according to an eWeek report.

The Kaiser Family Foundation reported the average deductible for employee-sponsored health plans was $1,135 in 2013, according to MediGain blog post. But, as patients begin to use plans purchased on the exchange deductibles ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 are becoming…

Many intricacies of ambulatory surgery center operations spark questions across the industry. Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director at Regent Surgical Health, addresses four of the most common ASC billing queries.

Here are three tips for physician practices to understand and make the transition to a pay-for-performance model, according to a MediGain blog post. 


Navigant has acquired Cymetrix Corporation, a privately held revenue cycle management firm.

Quadax, a medical billing company, has rented additional office space in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, and begun to hire 40 people, according to a Cleveland.com report.

Surgical Notes, a company providing transcription, coding and document management applications for the ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital markets, launched a flexible financing program for its electronic health record solutions.