Chicago-based hospital collection firm Accretive Health named Stephen Schuckenbrock as its new CEO, replacing longtime chief executive Mary Tolan, according to the Star Tribune.
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Ambulatory surgery center claims pending with or received by Medicare contractors on or after April 1 will be delayed due to technical issues with certain parts of the April 2013 quarterly systems release, according to a statement issued by CMS.
Doubling back on its push to cut Medicare Advantage payments, CMS announced it would instead increase its rates to Medicare Advantage plans by 3.3 percent next year rather than the 2.3 percent slash it had originally planned.
To make self-pay revenue cycle strategies work, healthcare providers must approach the task with the proper mindset and strategy, according to Healthcare Finance News.
Johnston County hospital system in Smithfield, N.C., will partner with UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill to provide a larger range of services and cut operating costs, according to a News Observer report.
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Coders must follow certain coding rules in addition to supplying the correct current procedural terminology code for the procedure, according to Physicians Practice.
A recent Harris Interactive survey showed 82 percent of physicians want patients to be active in their care through electronic health records; however, only 31 percent believe patients should have full access to their EHR record, according to Healthcare IT…
Sequestration will set into full effect on Monday, cutting Medicare payments by 2 percent, according to a Medscape report.
Canadians experienced about a 40 percent drop in coding productivity for up to six months prior to the ICD-10 transition, and American healthcare providers can put processes in place to avoid such a disruption, according to ICD-10 Watch.
While fee schedules must legally be “usual and customary,” no set rules exist for how physicians must set up fee schedules, and much of them are service dependent, according to AAPC.