ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

A report in the July issue of the Journal of AHIMA looked at computer-assisted coding and whether it's beneficial to coders or just another unnecessary healthcare cost.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has opened a public comment period for proposed changes to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set that has been developed to align with ICD-10.

One of the major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been put on the backburner, as the Obama administration announced it would delay the employer insurance mandate one year to 2015.

The Healthcare Billing and Management Association testified before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics' Subcommittee on Standards in Washington, D.C., on mistakes the healthcare industry can avoid during the ICD-10 coding transition.

New York-based Genpact Limited released a white paper to help healthcare providers seamlessly transition to ICD-10.

HHS' Office of Inspector General will lose 400 staff members due to budget cuts, and many of these job cuts will impact the organization's ability to investigate Medicaid and Medicare fraud, according to a report from The Center for Public…

Partners Medical Consulting and AmkaiSolutions have partnered to give PMC revenue cycle service customers access to AmkaiOffice, a clinical and management software program.

Kareo, a cloud-based healthcare software company, is teaming up with Demandforce to create an integrated product for medical practice management.

Clearwater, Fla.-based Pyramid Healthcare Solutions named Kathleen O'Brien, RHIT, as its director of coding compliance.

When ASC coders are coding for drug testing, they need to be aware of the two codes possible and the differences between the codes, according to AAPC.