In a Diagnostic Imaging article, Shelly K. Schwartz discusses ways to minimize the risk of reimbursement losses when shifting to ICD-10.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
At the Becker's 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, held Oct. 24-26 in Chicago, Rebecca Overton, director of revenue cycle management at Surgical Management Professionals shared wisdom on strategies to secure profitable reimbursements for total joint surgery in an ASC…
Irvine, Calif.-based Kareo, a cloud-based medical software provider, added two leadership roles to its staff.
According to a report from TransUnion Healthcare, the shift toward high-deductible health plans is already being felt by many Americans, as out-of-pocket healthcare costs climbed more than 25 percent in the first half of this year.
Coders and billers have a clear motivation for training and adopting ICD-10, but physicians may be less aware of the urgency and the impact the new code set will have on their practice, according to an EHR Intelligence report.
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Computer-assisted coding can help medical coders in many ways, including through increasing consistency and productivity, but coders should be wary of relying too heavily on CAC applications, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.
As members of Congress engage in discussion of changing the Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security payment system to the United States Chained Consumer Price Index, ASCA has sent a letter to Chair of the House Committee on the Budget Paul…
In a Government HealthIT article, Tom Sullivan lays out seven ways to help physicians transition to ICD-10, according to a presentation by Cindy Seel, director of education and training with HRS, at AHIMA's annual convention.
ICD-9 is not efficient enough for today's healthcare industry and has become obsolete; thus the benefits of switching to ICD-10, will outweigh the workflow disruption and cost, according to a Med City News report.
CMS announced the daily coinsurance amounts for 2014 will be $304 for a beneficiary's 61st through 90th day of hospitalization (days one through 60 are fully covered), $608 for lifetime reserve days — the extra days Medicare will cover with…