ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

On Feb. 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services re-opened the bundled payment program for new applicants over a 60-day window.

Surgery Center Network, a comprehensive network of ambulatory surgery centers, has announced a partnership with ENTRUST, a third-party administrator.

Surgical Notes, a national provider of transcription, coding and document management services for ambulatory surgery centers, has announced a new strategic partnership with Shareable Ink.

Earlier this week, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a reversal of its previous decision and will now offer limited end-to-end testing for ICD-10 this summer, according to a HealthData Management report.

According to Medicare, as of January 1, 2014, "ASCs should not report separate line item Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes or charges for items that are packaged into payment for covered surgical procedures and therefore not paid separately….ASCs are…

From July through December 2013, Medicare recovery auditors have collected almost $2.25 billion from hospitals and other providers, according to the latest figures from CMS.

CMS has announced the agency will offer end-to-end ICD-10 testing this summer.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a four-pronged approach to prepare internally and ensure the readiness of Medicare Fee-For-Service providers for ICD-10 implementation.

An Illinois judge has upheld a promissory estoppel counterclaim filed by Grand Avenue Surgical Center in Chicago regarding a legal conflict with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company over out-of-network reimbursement.

Nearly half of U.S. healthcare providers have completed only 25 percent of less of their ICD-10 implementation process, according to a study by Aloft Group, an international brand strategy and marketing execution firm.