ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Johnston County hospital system in Smithfield, N.C., will partner with UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill to provide a larger range of services and cut operating costs, according to a News Observer report.

Coders must follow certain coding rules in addition to supplying the correct current procedural terminology code for the procedure, according to Physicians Practice.

A recent Harris Interactive survey showed 82 percent of physicians want patients to be active in their care through electronic health records; however, only 31 percent believe patients should have full access to their EHR record, according to Healthcare IT…

Sequestration will set into full effect on Monday, cutting Medicare payments by 2 percent, according to a Medscape report.

Canadians experienced about a 40 percent drop in coding productivity for up to six months prior to the ICD-10 transition, and American healthcare providers can put processes in place to avoid such a disruption, according to ICD-10 Watch.

While fee schedules must legally be “usual and customary,” no set rules exist for how physicians must set up fee schedules, and much of them are service dependent, according to AAPC.

MedPAC released its annual report on Medicare Payment Policy, which includes recommendations for ambulatory surgery centers, according to a Health Finance report.

Here are 20 statistics on physician payor preferences, based on Medscape's Insurer Ratings Report 2011 survey.

Warren, N.J.-based AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions named Philip Bolger as senior vice president of sales and marketing.

MedDirect, the billing brand of Brecksville, Ohio-based MedData, has developed revenue cycle technology for providers to more quickly post patient payments.