Vermont officials subpoenaed Accretive Health this summer to see if any of the billing company's interaction with hospital patients might have violated state laws, and found the company had not violated debt collection laws, according to VTDigger.
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Payors, clearinghouses and EHR vendors are all crucial to a smooth and timely ICD-10 implementation, but it's the provider's responsibility to make sure the job gets done, according to EHR Intelligence.
AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a provider of medical billing, practice management and coding services for specialty physicians, hospitals and surgery centers, was named the fourth-fastest growing company in New Jersey by NJ Biz.
A new report from Accenture shows many physicians are being driven out of private practice in part by government meaningful use requirements for electronic health records, according to Healthcare IT News.
About two-thirds of medical providers plan to use third-party firms to help them transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 before the Oct. 1, 2014 implementation deadline, according to Healthcare Finance News.
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Medicare Advantage HMO plans may be offering more efficient care than Medicare Part A and Part B plans, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs.
Leaders from AHIMA shared their insights about ICD-10 regulations at the organization's national conference, according to Government Health IT.
The former chief executive of World Health Alternatives medical billing and staff firm will be sentenced for $41 million in securities fraud and tax evasion, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
House Republicans sent a counterproposal to the White House today that would avoid the "fiscal cliff," proposing a $4.6 trillion deficit reduction that would increase the eligibility age for Medicare benefits, among other provisions.
A report from the Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General is requiring random audits of practices and hospitals prior to meaningful use payout, according to Healthcare Finance News.