Earlier this month, an appeals court overturned an $82.6 million judgment against Renal Care Group could slow the government's fight against healthcare billing fraud, according to BizJournals.
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A lawsuit was filed again Covington, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare and its physician group for overbilling patients, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference, Suzanne Webb, COO of ASC Billing Specialists, discussed five key strategies for successful out-of-network billing.
At the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 26, Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services, discussed six areas ASCs must address in order to succeed with out-of-network billing.
The transition to ICD-10 doesn't have to be expensive, according to Phys Biz Tech.
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Federal officials announced their investigative priorities for the coming year, and possible Medicare overbilling by physicians and hospitals using electronic medical records, according to The Center for Public Integrity.
Officials in the department of Health and Human Services are disputing questions from Republican lawmakers about the necessity of the $27 billion meaningful use electronic health record incentive program, according to Healthcare IT News.
Connance, a revenue cycle productivity provider, conducted its third annual Connance Customer Impact Survey of people who received hospital services within the last two years and determined a link between billing satisfaction and hospital referral.
The sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare physician payment rates has brought the U.S. healthcare system to its knees for the past several years. As physicians face yet another rate reduction this January, the formula is causing many within the…
The Medical Group Management Association released a report that said medical practices are deemed better-performing when they excel in specific performance management categories.