ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 was introduced in the US Senate by Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and is expected to be introduced into the House of Representatives in the near future as…

KPCC, Southern California’s public radio station, created a searchable database of hospital chargemaster costs for the state, based on CMS data released in May.

A recent study shows price transparency demand could bring healthcare providers increased revenue, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.

Current Procedural Terminology codes recently changed for documenting thoracentesis, a puncture made between the ribs to aspirate or remove accumulated fluid from the chest cavity, according to AAPC.

From January 2011 through April 2013, CMS paid $14.4 billion in electronic health record incentives to medical professionals and hospitals, according to a PhysBizTech report.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated interpretive guidelines to CMS State survey agencies and regional offices, including updates for ambulatory surgery centers in advance directives, according to a report from the California Ambulatory Surgery Association.

Earlier this year, the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society worked with elected representatives to develop new legislation impacting healthcare and ASCs.

Franklin, Tenn.-based M*Modal, a medical transcription and billing services company, has shaken up its leadership team, including hiring Duncan James as chief executive officer, according to The Tennessean.

Expanding Medicaid is the financially preferable option for states in general, according to a study by the RAND Corporation published in the journal Health Affairs.

More than 50 percent of healthcare providers were still in the first phases of ICD-10 implementation as of fall 2012 and nearly 25 percent had not even formed an ICD-10 steering committee, according to a recent study in the Journal…