Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and other major health systems are meeting with patients to improve billing systems and create easier-to-read bills, according to Fierce Healthcare.
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More than 100 medical societies signed a letter to U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) earlier this week, requesting the eliminating of the SGR formula, according to an ASCA report.
Nashville, Tenn.-based medical billing company PatientCredit has changed its name to PatientFocus to better reflect its mission and its focus on patient-pay.
Evansville, Ind.-based medical consulting and billing company Pollux Systems acquired competing billing and coding company, Bridgeport, Pa.-based Certified Physician Reimbursements, according to the Evansville Courier & Press.
Mid Dakota Clinic, a Bismarck, N.D.-based multi-specialty practice, announced it will implement electronic health records for improved practice management and care coordination in its clinics, according to Healthcare IT News.
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The American Hospital Association's hospitals are supporting a bill to improve the recovery auditor program and other national audit programs, according to Fierce Healthcare.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host a Medicare Fee-for-Service National Provider Call on preparing physicians for ICD-10 implementation on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. EST.
With 47 million Americans who do not speak English as a primary language, state and federal regulations demand healthcare providers find ways to effectively communicate, according to PhysBizTech.
SourceMedical announced today that the previously publicized investment in SourceMedical by ABRY Partners of Boston has closed. The company has also named Ralph Riccardi as president and CEO.
Five industry professionals weigh in on the best ways to improve coding and billing practices.