ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Electronic medical records were designed to improve healthcare billing, not patient care, according to an HIT Consultant report.

The Workers' Compensation Commission in South Carolina has amended the fee schedule for ambulatory surgery centers to include the cost of surgical implants, according to a Risk & Insurance report.

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter told the editorial board of the Idaho Statesman he plans to introduce more personal accountability into the state's Medicaid program.

The nation's largest health insurance company, UnitedHealth Group, will sell plans in just 12 state health insurance exchanges, interpreted by some as a sign of lackluster support among large for-profit insurers for the expanded online marketplaces, according to a report…

CMS recently released ICD-10 clarifications to dispel confusion about external causes of morbidity codes, which will replace ICD-9-CM E-codes, according to an AAPC report.

Practice Fusion, a Web-based electronic medical record provider, has partnered with three Web-based healthcare billing companies to give its users the choice of billing software that best fits practice needs, according to a Healthcare Technology Online report.

Southpoint Surgery Center in Jacksonville, Fla., has selected ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding, as well as the ProVation MultiCaregiver for its electronic health record and patient charting solution.

ADP AdvancedMD launched a website, called MyICD-10, to help medical practices transition to the ICD-10 coding implementation, according to a Healthcare Technology Online report.

Here are five common mistakes made in ambulatory surgery centers that result in increased denials and decreased revenue.

Recently, SourceMedical Solutions named Greg Comrie as its executive vice president of product development and chief information officer.