Being able to accept out-of-network patients is an issue ambulatory surgery centers can not ignore. Leveraging out-of-network reimbursements can be good for patients and profitable for center when it is done right. However accepting out-of-network patients can be difficult and…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Out-of-network volume has been a significant ambulatory surgery center strategy, but many in the industry now wonder if it still has a place in the business. Suzanne Webb, ASC Billing Division Vice President of Operations at MediGain, gives a snapshot…
The University of Illinois released a study that ran the most common ICD-9 codes for hematology and oncology physicians and the most-used codes from the University of Illinois Cancer Center through an ICD-10 conversion tool, according to a Government Health…
Artificial Medical Intelligence, a software developer of health information technology solutions, announced it has earned a U.S. patent for the Delphi Method.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the deadline to submit applications for the end-to-end ICD-10 testing to take place July 21 to 25 is March 24, according to a HealthData Management report.
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Even for physician specialists or specialized healthcare facilities that generally handle a smaller number of different claims codes, the ICD-10 transition has the potential to have far-reaching, disruptive consequences, according to a study in the Journal of Oncology Practice.
David A. Paterson, former governor of New York, joined the CodeSmart advisory board.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recommend that the testing and transition phases of ICD-10 should have begun in March 2013 and continue through September 2014.
ZirMed, a health information and management solutions company, announced a new partnership with Precyse/HealthStream to offer its physician office and ambulatory market clients a new ICD-10 education program.