ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine argues that physicians must begin learning to discuss the cost of care with patients, especially as more patients are choosing high-deductible insurance plans.

KPMG polled 190 healthcare providers in a webcast on Oct. 4. Most respondents were hospitals, health systems and large-scale physician groups.

Healthcare practices should be mindful of high coder demand and cater to the needs of coding staff members when retraining for ICD-10, according to a Health Leaders Media report.

Chambersburg, Pa.-based Summit Health is using Clintegrity 360's computer-assisted coding and clinical document improvement features from Nuance Communications to prepare for its ICD-10 launch next year.

In an EHR Intelligence report, Jennifer Bresnick lays out 10 questions providers should ask their vendors before the implementation of ICD-10.

Durham, N.C.-based PatientPay has integrated its online healthcare billing solution system with e-MD's practice management software through Tangible Solutions.

On Oct. 16, 2013, Senior Manager, Coding & Coverage Access at Specialty Healthcare Advisers a subsidiary of Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, Carolyn Neumann, CPC, presented a webinar titled "How to Overcome the 5 Biggest Reimbursement Challenges in Total Joint &…

Newport News, Va.-based Riverside Medical Group has chosen athenahealth's athenaCollector tool for its billing and practice management needs.

Medical coding jobs are in high demand, as illustrated recently by 700 people vying for 10 open positions at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., according to a Vermont Public Radio report.

About 60 percent of U.S. companies are self-funded rather than traditional insurance under the ERISA laws, and more are moving towards self-funding because of the Affordable Care Act, said President of Surgical Notes Jeff Blankinship.