Healthcare expenses for U.S. employers are expected to rise at the lowest rate since 1997, while the cost of workers' benefits will outpace the increase in earnings, according to a survey of nearly 1,600 employers by benefits consulting firm Mercer.
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The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has extended the public comment period on Proposal 163, the new personal injury protection regulations, according to Jeffrey Shanton, chair, Advocacy & Legislative Affairs Committee, NJAASC.
Here are 10 best practices pertaining to coding, billing and collections in ambulatory surgery centers from 10 revenue cycle experts. Note: Clicking a link will open a story in a new tab.
Eighty-five percent of respondents to a recent AHIMA survey indicated they had begun work on ICD-10 planning and implementation, up from 62 percent reported a year ago, according to an AHIMA release.
According to a report in the Star-Ledger, and online at NJ.com, proposed regulations by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) would include personal injury protection hospital outpatient department and doctor office-based procedures for the first time on…
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The number of uninsured young adults has dropped significantly, thanks in part to a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law that allows young adults to stay on their parents' health insurance plans, according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer report.
The president of Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J., acknowledged Monday that the hospital charges more than its competitors to provide outpatient care to auto accident victims, but said auto insurers only pay a fraction of the charges, according…
CMS has set out to define the differences between entities that can and cannot contact physician offices regarding medical records, documentation and other information, according to an AAPC release.
Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho, has negotiated newly profitable contracts after refusing several offers from Blue Cross of Idaho and Regence Blue Shield and canceling its existing contracts with the insurers, according to a Bonner County Daily Bee…
Access to healthcare improved somewhat for insured Americans between 2007 and 2010, but cost is still a concern and an obstacle, according to a recent study reported in FOX Business.