July 2012 updates to the Integrated Outpatient Code Editor, the CMS system for filing and adjudicating claims paid under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System, include a change to bring it in line with correct coding guidelines. The OCE is used…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
James Rice, MD, chief of staff at Mercy Health Partners, has a plan to reform healthcare in the United States, according to an MLive report.
Industry experts discuss different situations when either outsourcing billing services or creating an in-house billing department makes more sense for surgery centers.
Some of the nation's biggest health insurers have pledged to keep the popular parts of the federal healthcare reform law, even if the Supreme Court decides to repeal the law this month, according to a CBS News report.
Seventeen states have delayed implementation of health insurance exchanges until the Supreme Court announces its decision on the future of healthcare reform, according to a Gant Daily report.
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Five new mid-year codes representing surgical services and six new drug/biologic codes will be added to the list of ASC payable procedures, starting July 1, 2012, according to an ASCA report.
A/R management is crucial to receiving payment in a timely manner, says Ken Bulow, vice president of ASC services for GENASCIS, a division of abeo. Here he discusses five mistakes surgery centers make in managing their A/R — and how…
The deadline for all HIPAA-covered entities to complete their upgrade to Version 5010 electronic standards ends June 30, and CMS reminded ASCs, hospitals and other providers to follow three tips to avoid unnecessary claims rejections.
When surgery center administrators have decided to outsource billing and collections services — whether on a temporary basis or full time — there are a few key qualities they should look for to ensure the company will be a good…
Here are 11 specialty-focused procedures that are challenging for coders in surgery centers. These areas were addressed in a webinar titled "Tough Coding Issues Facing ASCs" featuring National Medical Billing Services President Lisa Rock, Vice President of Coding Tamara Wagner…