Health insurance providers need to reevaluate their billings and claim information approaches to more effectively communicate to customers, according to InsuranceNewsNet.
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
Communication between healthcare providers, payors and patients may be a missing component in the collections process, according to Healthcare Finance News.
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency's Division of Workers' Compensation has issued adjustments to the ASC section of its official medical fee schedule, according to an Equities report.
The California Medical Association physician's group has accused commercial payor Aetna of refusing to negotiate with member physicians or kicking physicians out of network as retaliation for a pending lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the American Academy of Family Physicians said CMS needs to enhance the role of primary care physicians to strengthen Medicare, according to Healthcare Finance News.
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The landscape of the health insurance industry is changing, says Adriaan Epps, director of contracting services with abeo. In the last few years, payors have increased their focus on quality, efficiency, and outcomes, responding partly to the passage of the…
Automated revenue software company Craneware received certification from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation, according to Herald Online.
Lee County in Florida will pay that state $955,774 to settle unpaid Medicaid charges, according to the News-Press.
An upsurge has been noted recently in orthopedic and multispecialty surgery centers interested in adding high acuity cases — total joint replacements, for example — to their current case mix. Since shifting more complex procedures from the acute care arena…
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a rule establishing a health plan identifier to increase standardization for HIPAA transactions and billing efficiency, according to GovernmentHealthIT.