With the ICD-10 implementation just more than one year away, 96 percent of physicians, administrators and billers are concerned about the switch's impact, according to a recent Nuesoft Technologies survey of 480 people.
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John Bartos, JD, CEO of Collect Rx, discusses five considerations to moving out-of-network as a surgery center. "Our view is that a hybrid out-of-network/in-network strategy, taking reimbursement levels into account on a payor-by-payor basis, puts ASCs in the best position…
CMS has finalized its rules governing the second phase of the agency's electronic health record EHR incentive penalty program, according to an ASCA report.
Implementing electronic medical records into a practice can save time, money and waste, according to Digital Journal.
Tufts Medical Center in Boston has been awarded an $88.5 million loan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to develop the state's only member-owned health insurance plan, according to The Boston Globe.
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Health insurance providers need to reevaluate their billings and claim information approaches to more effectively communicate to customers, according to InsuranceNewsNet.
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.