ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Health Systems Management Network created a physician clinical documentation ICD-10 and hospital ICD-10 specialty practices to address the gap between coders and physicians, according to Healthcare Finance News.

To be more proficient at ICD-10, coders should focus on a few techniques, according to ICD-10 Watch.

In late October, QSE Technologies in Englewood, Colo., announced it had joined 3t Systems, a complete IT services company based in Greenwood Village. The two companies, though different, bring essential services to the integrated organization: QSE Technologies specialized in IT…

The American Academy of Family Physicians is the latest organization to join the American Medical Association and other physician groups in protesting the implementation of ICD-10, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants.

Kathy DeVault, manager of professional practice resources at AHIMA, encourages practices to begin training coders and billers now on ICD-10 because of the amount of codes to learn, according to EHR Intelligence.

Some critics of ICD-10 maintain that the medical industry should bypass the 22-year-old code set for ICD-11, but the older system may actually be more beneficial for providers, according to ICD10Watch.

A KLAS Research survey showed hospitals have relied heavily on outsourcing for medical record coding, but third-party reliance is expected to decrease in the future, according to Information Week.

Here are 36 statistics on surgery center accounts receivable, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. Note: All numbers are averages.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated ASC procedure rates to reflect the deal Congress reached in postponing the 27 percent physician sustainable growth rate and sequestration cuts, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Here are four tips for hospital billers and coders to more accurately capture and document patient encounters, according to The Hospitalist.