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Physician Survey: 27% Would Drop Low-Paying Insurers Despite Patient Population

According to the Physicians' Top Ethical Dilemmas: Medscape 2012 Survey Results report, 27 percent of physicians would stop accepting insurers that don't pay well, even if it would mean longtime patients would have to quit seeing them.

Senate Dems' Budget Would Repeal SGR, Restore Lost Medicare Payments

The Senate's 114-page budget plan, chaired by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), includes restored Medicare funding for the 2 percent reimbursement cuts enacted by the sequester, as well as a permanent — though non-specific — fix to replace the sustainable growth…

Thousand Oaks Radiology Selects McKesson for Revenue Management

Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Radiology Practice chose McKesson Revenue Management Solutions to maintain its billing and accounts receivable services, according to Healthcare Finance News. 

Lack of Standardization Slows Health Information Exchange Progress

Health information exchange will be beneficial once providers and regulators have worked out the issues, but many challenges lie ahead, according to Info World.

Obama Says GOP Differences on Medicare May be "Too Wide" for Grand Bargain

Fresh from a meeting with Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama said Republican proposals to turn Medicare into a voucher program, cut added Medicaid funding and refuse to close tax loopholes may make reaching a strong consensus on deficit reduction impossible,…

Updated CMS ICD-10 Implementation Guides Now Available

CMS released updated ICD-10 Implementation Guides for various-sized healthcare practices.

2014 ICD-10 Deadline Here to Stay

Despite critics' efforts for another extended deadline, the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 implementation date will hold fast, said CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, according to EHR Intelligence.

12 Recommendations From the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform

The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013, detailing 12 recommendations to change the say physicians are paid.

Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers President: Include ASCs in Health Insurance Exchange

Ken Rosenquest, president of the Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, recently published an article advocating surgery center inclusion in Connecticut's health insurance exchange on CT News Junkie.

The 2% Medicare Reimbursement Reduction: Q&A on How it Impacts ASCs

Angela Talton, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, Sr. Vice President of Coding at National Medical Billing Services, answers the most frequently asked questions about the recent Medicare reimbursement reduction and how it will affect ambulatory surgery centers.