ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released a report on March 4, 2013, detailing 12 recommendations to change the say physicians are paid.

Ken Rosenquest, president of the Connecticut Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, recently published an article advocating surgery center inclusion in Connecticut's health insurance exchange on CT News Junkie.

Angela Talton, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CPC, CPC-H, Sr. Vice President of Coding at National Medical Billing Services, answers the most frequently asked questions about the recent Medicare reimbursement reduction and how it will affect ambulatory surgery centers.

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project developed beta versions of several ICD-10 coding tools, and the organization is seeking feedback on the tools' effectiveness.

Recruiting for the ICD-10 National Pilot Program is picking up, according to ICD-10 Watch.

Jud Neal has officially assumed the position of Healthcare Billing & Management Association's board president.

Three Los Angeles-based healthcare executives have formed DeNovo Health Partners, a consulting and private equity firm to assist medical practices in coping with healthcare regulations and changes.

Democratic State Senator in Oregon Alan Bates (D-Medford) recently sponsored a bill that would prevent insurers in the state from sending checks for surgery directly to patients, according to an article from The Lund Report.

Here are 25 statistics on ASC Medicare reimbursements, based on information from the VMG Health 2011 Intellimarker study.

At its meetings last week, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed several proposals that would reduce Medicare payments to hospital outpatient departments and put them on par with physician offices and other ambulatory clinics, according to an AHA News Now…