ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Between 2001 and 2008, hospitals across the country increased Medicare billing for emergency room, adding $1 billion to taxpayers, according to The Center for Public Integrity.

At study from the Center for Public Integrity reports electronic health records could potentially lead to Medicare overbilling, according to Health Beat.

Here are three questions to ask when deciding if an ICD-10 financial risk assessment request for proposal is effective, according to Government Health IT.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intends to deny reimbursement for the algorithmic analysis underlying multi-analyte tests, its stands has developers of molecular diagnostics and genetic tests worried, according to Genome Web.

Medicare's nonpayment policy for catheter-associated urinary tract infections is having little financial impact on healthcare systems, according to a recent study.

The American Medical Association announced the 2013 Current Procedural Terminology code set, which will be used for claims filed as of Jan. 1, 2013.

An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity found medical billing abuse and upcoding may be on the rise as medical professionals have billed an additional $11 billion over the last decade, according to The Washington Post.

The deadline for ICD-10 implementation is nearly two years away, and providers and payors need to communicate to help smooth the transition, according to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

With the Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, healthcare providers can properly access how the law will affect their practices, according to Healthcare Finance News. Here are four ways revenue cycle management may be impacted…

Watertown, Mass.-based Athenahealth is buying Boston-based Healthcare Data Services, according to CBS Money Watch.