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Massachusetts Price Transparency Law Problematic

Massachusetts enacted a healthcare cost control law as of Jan. 1, in attempt to require hospitals and physicians to give patients procedure costs before they decide where to purchase care, according to a WBUR report.

Payer Contracts: 9 Things to Know for Medical Practices

In a Medscape Business of Medicine article, Penny Noyes, president and CEO of Health Business Navigators, discusses phrases and clauses in your payer contract that are hidden threats and could end up costing you.

Chronic Care Management Changes Under 2014 Medicare Fee Schedule

Under the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, guidelines for chronic care management payments have been changed, and the changes will start in 2014, according to AAPC.

ASC Managed Care Contracting in 2014: 10 Core Concepts

The managed care landscape is changing but there are still several opportunities for ambulatory surgery centers to achieve appropriate reimbursement rates.

Study: Nurse Practitioners Can Contribute More to Revenue Cycle, Clinical Operations

Nurse practitioners, though recognized as primary care providers in many states, could prove more useful for electronic health records and billing purposes than most practices currently make them, according to an EHR Intelligence report.

Opinion: US Providers Should Embrace ICD-10 Benefits, Prepare as Much as Possible

When it comes to ICD-10, healthcare providers should learn from the troubled HealthCare.gov rollout that that it is never too early to prepare for change, according to a report in The National Law Review.

When to Use CPT Modifiers 25 & 57

Current procedural terminology modifiers 25 and 57 may be confusing to some coders, but each serves a specific purpose, according to an AAPC report.

7 Tips for Effectively Managing ASC Billing Processes

When it comes to billing, if you are not measuring it, you are not managing it. The key to an effective billing process, and higher revenues, is generating data, accurately analyzing that data, and following through on outstanding claims. Sounds…

Missouri Bill Would Require Healthcare Price Transparency

According to a Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center Association blog post, state representative Bill White has pre-filed a bill on transparency in the healthcare marketplace.

Making the ICD-10 Transition Smoother: 3 Actions

In a Medscape Business of Medicine report, Betsy Nicoletti, a consultant, author and speaker from Springfield, Vt., discusses the reasons why physicians don't want to make the switch to ICD-10 as well as actions that physicians can take at their…