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Question: How will the 2 percent Medicare payment reduction as a result of sequestration impact ambulatory surgery centers?

Six Republican U.S. senators released a report Tuesday criticizing the federal government's $35 billion electronic medical record incentive program, with concerns ranging from privacy issues to billing fraud, according to The Center for Public Integrity.

Cambridge, Mass.-based Iora Health raised $14 million in series B growth financing from investors, including Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh.

Wolters Kluwer Health outlined key challenges to the use of Infobutton technology for electronic health records in a Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association article.

The Arizona Senate will once again look at a bill to provide medical pricing transparency after the original version of the legislation was vetoed last week by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, according to an Arizona Republic report.

EDCO Health Information Solutions and HealthPort have partnered to improve health information protection.

CMS will host a Medicare National Provider Call on April 18 to discuss transitioning to ICD-10 in 2013.

CMS extensively covers ICD-10 implementation testing scenarios in its "ICD-10 Implementation Guide for Small and Medium Practices," according to an ICD-10 Watch report.

Here are five ways to tackle common medical billing challenges for healthcare providers, according to PhysBizTech.

AAPC has launched its Certified Professional Biller credential for medical revenue cycle personnel looking for additional skills.