ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Copying and pasting information on electronic medical records occurs on most surgical notes and can lead to billing inaccuracies and patient harm, according to American Medical News.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange will host an end-to-end testing virtual event to help healthcare providers prepare for thorough ICD-10 testing.

A top economic adviser within the White House has said President Barack Obama will not make any federal Medicaid cuts in his upcoming budget proposal, but that means Medicare may be more vulnerable to upcoming reductions, according to a report…

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will be examining the relationship between healthcare information technology and physician practice workflow, according to Government Health IT.

A recent healthcare survey of vendors confirmed that 80 vendors plan to release ICD-10-compliant products in 2014, but 35 percent are due for release in the fourth quarter, after the Oct. 1 implementation deadline, according to ICD-10 Watch.

South Dakota has introduced legislation that would give patients a greater choice in selecting providers outside their insurance network, according to a press release from Surgical Management Professionals.

The Green Mountain Care Board in Vermont is continuing to work toward a publicly financed single payor healthcare system by 2017, according to Healthcare Finance News.

While computer-assisted medical coding can boost a practice's productivity, it will not replace thoroughly knowing and training with ICD-10, according to PhysBizTech.

Some insurers have begun to challenge out-of-network bills from outpatient surgery centers, while physicians and surgery centers say the criticism is unjustified, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Procedural coding errors can lead to lost revenue or unintentional upcoding at ambulatory surgery centers.