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AHIMA Offers Online ICD-10 Documentation Training for Physicians

The American Health Information Management Association is now gearing its ICD-10 training toward clinicians, according to HealthData Management.

Mnet, Amblitel Release Remote Billing Tool for ASCs

Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Mnet Financial and Amblitel have joined forces to offer a remote billing solution for ambulatory surgery centers.

New Arkansas Law Calls for ASC Medicaid Reimbursements at 80% of Medicare Hospital Rate

A recently-enacted Arkansas law calls for certain Medicaid procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers to be reimbursed at 80 percent of the Medicare rate paid for the same procedure at a hospital outpatient department.

Register for ICD-10 Basics National Provider Call

Medical coders, physicians and other healthcare practice members are invited by CMS to register for an MLN Connects national provider call on ICD-10 basics that will take place Thursday, Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m.

Achieve Appropriate ASC Reimbursement With Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Q&A With Greg Maldonado of American National Medical Management

This article is sponsored by American National Medical Management. Greg Maldonado, President of American National Medical Management, discusses how ambulatory surgery center administrators can use the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to maximize reimbursement based on the…

CodeSmart Extends ICD-10 Training to West Coast Through eDocSecure Partnership

New York-based CodeSmart has partnered with eDocSecure to market its ICD-10 solutions to West Coast physician practices and health systems.

Outsourced Healthcare IT Market to Grow to $50B by 2018

The market value for outsourced healthcare information technology, for purposes such as billing and revenue cycle management, will grow from $35 billion in 2013 to $50.4 billion in 2018, according to a Markets and Markets report.

Proposed CMS 2014 Physician Fee Schedule Pays Less for Services in ASCs Than Physician Offices

The American Medical Association has criticized the Medicare 2014 proposed physician fee schedule, which lowers pay for indicated services performed in the ambulatory surgery center or hospital outpatient department, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

ICD-10 May be Smarter for Workers' Compensation, HIPAA-Exempt Claims

Workers' Compensation claims are exempt from HIPAA and therefore not required to switch to the ICD-10 code set; however, practices may find it more practical to fully adopt the new codes rather than maintaining separate systems, according to a Claims…

Medical Malpractice Costs Hit Lowest Level in Decade

The number of physicians paying medical malpractice fees has fallen to the lowest number on record, according to a report from Public Citizen.