ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

MediGain recently released a new eBook titled "ICD-10: The Top 10 Things You Need to Do NOW" for healthcare providers making the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

A recent study found patients are more satisfied overall by their physicians when they have access to an electronic health record portal where they can view their test results, order prescription refills and make appointments, according to AAPC.

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AudioEducator will host an ICD-10 webinar as part of its audio conferences that will focus on gastroenterology codes.

Sovrin Health Systems, a revenue cycle management company, has merged with Paramount Management Services, a company that provides consolidation services and billing and collections management, to form a full-scale management services organization.

Austin, Texas-based EmployerDirect, a company that helps large self-insured employers improve employee planned medical procedures, now offers SurgeryPlus, a supplemental healthcare benefit that reduces costs of planned medical procedures by 30 to 50 percent through bundled case rates.

In a Physicians Practice article, Lucien W. Roberts, a Virginia-based consultant, lays out six questions for providers to ask their clearinghouses as they prepare for the ICD-10 transition.

The Certified Coder Academy, a coder exam preparation service for AHIMA and AAPC certification, added ICD-10-CM and PCS course information to its current curriculum.

National health spending grew by 3.9 percent in July 2013 compared with July 2012, returning to historic lows from a year-over-year growth rate of 4.3 percent in June, according to a report from Altarum Institute, a nonprofit health systems research…