The Obama administration has awarded $21 million to help community health centers in Florida expand and serve 41,190 additional patients, according to a Sun-Sentinel report.
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CPT copyright 2012 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.This article features a Q&A with Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management. Learn more about Coding Compliance Management…
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has said Kentucky needs to be ready to run a health insurance exchange, which are set to go into operation under federal healthcare reform law on Jan. 1, 2014, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
There are several tough coding issues ambulatory surgery centers face every day, whether they arise from incomplete documentation, coding updates or technical challenges with capturing the right information for procedures performed. In a webinar presented titled "Tough Coding Issues Facing…
The guidelines that refer to physician and coding staff associated with CPT code 29880 and 29881 changed when chondroplasty is performed with a meniscectomy, meaning the change for 2012 is with the meniscectomy CPT codes — not with the chondroplasty…
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Payors in recent years have established a variety of tactics to drive out-of-network surgery centers into their networks. Common strategies include launching payor online provider directories and online cost of care tools, steering patients to in-network facilities and physicians, and…
The chair of a House subcommittee on health technology has requested CMS exempt physicians in small practices or those nearing retirement from health IT requirements, according to a MedPageToday report.
The administration of Princeton (W.V.) Community Hospital has filed a request with the West Virginia Health Care Authority to revise its rate schedule to reflect a 6.75 percent increase in the average charge for outpatient discharges, according to a Bluefield…
MedBridge, a leading ambulatory surgery center development and management company, has announced several changes to its management team.
Denied claims slow reimbursements endanger profitability and are a window into the integrity of the processes and workflow of surgery centers. Here, Bill Gilbert and Brice Voithofer of AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions discuss seven reasons for claim denials in surgery centers,…