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Switch to EMRs May be Difficult for Physicians

The switch to electronic medical records is not without headaches for some healthcare providers, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Tips for Decreasing Hospital Bad Debt

Hospital systems often paint bad debt or unpaid bills as an uncontrollable financial issue, but revenue cycle management experts say healthcare systems should work to improve billing and reduce debt, according to the Post-Gazette.

What Does the Medicare 2013 Payment Rule Mean for ASCs? ASCA Weighs In

CMS released last week the final rule that will determine ASC and HOPD payments in 2013. ASCA, the leading association representing the ambulatory surgery center industry, released an analysis of the payment rule that can be found here.

10 Key Steps to Managed Care Contracting

At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, 2012, Managing Principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting & Management I. Naya Kehayes and Senior Associate at Eveia Michael J. McClain discussed the 10 key steps…

7 Questions to Ask EHR Vendors About ICD-10

As healthcare practices transition to ICD-10, they may be talking to software vendors about installing a certified electronic health record system to qualify for EHR incentives, according to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

CMS' Medicare Final Rule Increases ASC Payment Rates by 0.6%

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the Medicare 2013 final rule, and ambulatory surgery center payment rates will increase by 0.6 percent, down from the 1.3 percent update in the proposed rule.

Medac Billing Company Expands Facilities, Adds Employees

Augusta, Ga.-based billing company Medac is opening its third campus at the end of the month and adding 60 to 70 full-time employees, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

ICD-10 May Impede Healthcare Fraud Detection

Healthcare fraud detection relies on complex algorithms to detect outliers in claims data, but ICD-10 may challenge these algorithms and render them less efficient, according to EHR Intelligence.

Two St. Louis Hospitals Approved for CMS Bundled Payment Programs

Two SSM hospitals, St. Mary's Health Center and DePaul Health Center, have been approved for bundled payment pilot programs by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to The St. Louis American.

Physicians Remain Reluctant to Embrace ICD-10

Many physicians are reluctant to embrace the switchover to ICD-10, but they must still look for ways to make it work, according to Healthcare Finance News.