ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The difference between in- and out-of-network costs for employees has increased substantially since 2011, according to the 2010 Medical Plan Trends Report conducted by HighRoads and reported in Market Watch.

Employees are increasingly being asked to undergo medical tests, exercise and participate in disease management programs to qualify for premium or deductible discounts, according to a USA Today report.

One-third of Colorado residents have no health insurance or inadequate insurance, according to a survey by the Denver-based organization The Colorado Trust and a Durango Herald report.

Oak Brook Surgical Centre and insurance company Aetna are battling in court over $3.4 million in bills, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Missed appointments, including no-shows and cancellations, plague every practice, according to AAPC representative Deli Parham, CPC.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has designed the Medicare Summary Notice, according to an AAPC report.

In a recent letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the MGMA advocated a thorough determination of new implementation timelines for ICD-10, according to a Health Data Management report.

Health IT vendors and healthcare providers are far from ready to start using ICD-10, according to a recent study conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and reported in Health IT Update.

Maryland House and Senate has approved an initial plan for a health insurance marketplace, according to a Washington Business Journal report.

Insurers have recently tried to persuade customers to use less-expensive healthcare providers by promising lower co-payments and other cost-sharing methods for members who choose those physicians and facilities, according to an MSNBC report.