ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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.

Here are seven steps the American Medical Association recommends providers to consider when conducting ICD-10 training.

Here are four updates on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges enrollment and what this could mean for ambulatory surgery centers, according to a MediGain blog post.

Ambulatory surgery center reimbursement is based on CPT codes, but this does not mean ASC leaders are exempt from ICD-10 preparation. Four billing and coding experts explain how ICD-10 could affect ASCs and how to minimize the risk of related…

Brightree, a provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software, announced its successful participation in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ICD-10 testing week, according to a geeksworld.com report.

The North American healthcare cloud computing market is expected to grow from a value of $1.8 billion in 2013 to $6.5 billion by 2018, according to a PBC007 report.

While the technical aspects of switching to electronic health records and implementing ICD-10 are challenging the healthcare field, these changes may contribute to streamlined medical billing processes in the long run, according to a MediGain blog post.