ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Treating those with traumatic injuries costs $67.3 billion annually, and costs continue to rise, according to the Austin Statesman.

The electronic health record vendor Allscripts may be looking for a buyer, according to Healthcare Finance News.

Warren, N.J.-based AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions has released its InfoEdgeBI platform to assist with hospital billing and coding.

The American Hospital Association praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed interim final rule for administrative claims processing for electronic transactions, according to Modern Healthcare.

The Office of the Inspector General will be upping its scrutiny of hospital billing practices, as per its 2013 work plan, according to FierceHealthcare.


Proper billing and coding is essential for radiologists' practices to thrive, but the process can be time consuming and confusing, according to Diagnostic Imaging.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released an ICD-10 planning checklist for payors and providers in the middle of the transition or just beginning.

The federal government is making a push to get 1,000 designated "critical access hospitals" and rural hospitals to adopt electronic health records and achieve meaningful use by 2014 by spending $30 million, according to Information Week.

CMS has issued its scheduled quarterly update for ASC rates of certain drugs and biologics, according to an ASCA report.

A Portland, Maine, physician has agreed to pay $321,000 to settle false billing claims for federal healthcare programs, according to Sea Cost Online.