The majority of physicians, 89.9 percent, operate a traditional fee-for-service payment model at their practices, according to the Physicians Practice 2014 Staff Salary Survey.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
1. The Payments to Ambulatory Surgery Centers report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute examines the variation in ASC fee schedules and payment by state. The sense from reading the report is that the authors of the report perceive that…
Managed care contract negotiations can seem like an uphill battle, a tale as old as time — or that the very least as old as the ambulatory surgery center industry. Adriaan Epps, abeo vice president of practice management, deconstructs the…
The majority of physician practices, 89 percent, agree that their billing and collections systems and processes need to be upgraded, according to Kareo's Black Book Rankings 2014 User Survey.
Managed care contract negotiation consistently tops the list of ambulatory surgery center operational challenges. Adriaan Epps, abeo vice president of practice management, outlines steps to mitigate barriers to gaining favorable reimbursement rates.
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NexGen Healthcare Information Systems and 3M Health Information Systems have partnered to offer 3M's ICD-10 Education Program.
Scribe Healthcare Technologies and M-Scribe Technologies have created a partnership to offer medical practices comprehensive services designed to improve medical documentation, coding and billing.
Beginning July 1, Physician Quality Reporting System-eligible providers who participate in claims-based reporting must use the updated Remittance Advice Remark Codes, according to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Kareo, a cloud-based medical office software and services provider, has partnered with Falcon EHR, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, to provide a business solution for nephrology practices, according to an IT Business Net report.
Last week, the ICD-10 interim final rule entered the federal Office of Management and Budget for review, according to an ICD10 Monitor report.