ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Sharp Healthcare in San Diego, Calif., has selected 3M 360 Encompass System to automate its medical records coding, clinical documentation and performance monitoring at all facilities, according to 4-Traders.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its new Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage, and here are basics on how to use ABNs, according to AAPC.

Health Systems Management has begun taking on clients to perform medical billing and coding, in addition to its auditing services for coding, billing, documentation and denial management, according to SBWire.

CareCloud has appointed Ralph Catalano as its new vice president of operations, according to Market Watch.

ADP AdvancedMD, an EHR and practice management software producer, released a new charge capture function for the iPad app, according to Equities.

Cigna has sued Roseland Ambulatory Surgery Center in Essex County, N.J., alleging that the ASC waived the co-pays and deductibles that patients must pay when they receive treatment from an out-of-network facility, according to a North Jersey report.

The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Farzad Mostashari, MD, defended meaningful use before a Congressional hearing, according to EHR Intelligence.

The American Hospital Association has asked federal officials to create Medicare pay scales for emergency rooms and outpatient clinics to curb possible billing abuse, according to The Center for Public Integrity.

Congress and President Obama have returned to Washington to determine the outcome of several pressing issues: whether to extend the expiring tax cuts from the Bush administration, whether to stall a huge cut in physician payments under Medicare and how…

Three years ago, Keith Smith, MD, co-founder and managing partner of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, posted a list of prices for 112 common surgical procedures performed at the surgery center, according to a Reason.com report.