ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Healthcare providers have more work to do than setting and sticking to a timeline to create a smooth ICD-10 transition, according to Government Health IT.

A report by America's Health Insurance Plans found New York and Texas have the highest out-of-network Medicare charges in the country, according to Healthcare Daily.

Here are eight ways spine surgeons and practices can combat coverage denials.

Healthcare providers can use relative value units to estimate whether payors are appropriately reimbursing procedures and to secure better future payments, according to American Medical News.

At an American Medical Association-sponsored summit in Washington, D.C., healthcare experts discussed revamping the Medicare pay structure, according to American Medical News.

Procedural coding errors can lead to lost revenue or unintentional upcoding at ambulatory surgery centers.

To fully and properly implement ICD-10, healthcare practices will need more detailed information and increased cooperation from physicians, according to Advance.

Burbank, Calif.-based Health Data Vision raised $2.8 million through a Series A funding round and will put the funds toward developing new software and services for medical records and billing, according to SoCal Tech.

Healthcare providers should reevaluate their ICD-10 transition plans to make sure they are on track for seamless implementation next year, according to ICD-10 Watch.

Medical practitioners and administrative staff members should look critically at a practice's current accounts receivable to avoid stunted cash flow and revenue, according to Healthcare Finance News.