ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

A recent study by AudioEducator of 20,000 physicians found only 63 percent of physician documentation is adequate to support the requirements for ICD-10 coding.

Coders unsure of when to seek certified professional coder credentials should not wait until after Oct. 1, according to AAPC.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule significantly decreases reimbursement for several interventional pain procedures, and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians recently responded with a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.

In a Physicians Practice article, Betsy Nicoletti, founder of Codapedia.com, lays out the signs that indicate your medical practice is not ready to transition to ICD-10.

The merging of ambulatory surgery center transactions can bring increased market share, case loads and physicians, but they can also bring the challenge of merging two independent accounts receivable systems.

Healthcare providers are facing scrutiny for some orthopedic and spine procedures, including joint replacement, which has a 12.6 percent Medicare improper payment rate, according to an AIS Health report.

In a Medical Practice Insider report, Jonathan Conley, product manager at Emdeon, discusses ways to make sure that a medical practice's electronic health record system, as well as the staff, for the transition to ICD-10.

Starting Oct. 1, the day ICD-10 goes into effect, CMS' fraud prevention system will use data from the new code set to identify patterns that could indicate fraud, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.

In a Physicians Practice report, Aubrey Westgate, discusses new value-based reimbursement models and incentives and lays out strategies for medical practices to deal with the decline of fee-for-service reimbursement.

On Jan. 16, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended Congress give ASCs a 0 percent pay rate raise and a 3.25 percent percent raise for hospital outpatient departments.