Maine healthcare experts disagreed on Wednesday about the impact of legislation that would make significant changes to the state health insurance system, according to a Morning Sentinel report.
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CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. When the laminectomy/laminotomy is…
The following is written by Carol Ciluffo, vice president of revenue cycle management for PINNACLE III. Patient balances continue to rise due to higher co-payments, deductibles and co-insurance, making efforts to collect patient payments up-front all the more critical.…
The following article is written by Azadeh Farahmand, CEO and founder of GHN-Online. The migration to 5010 is a major effort for healthcare industry stakeholders and will require significant testing among trading partners to ensure success. CMS is hosting…
Payors unable to pay providers for services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries within a certain time will pay slightly less in interest penalties for the remainder of 2011, according to an AAPC report.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a plan to make it easier for physicians to comply with the agency's e-prescribing imperative, which will penalize physicians starting in 2012 for not electronically transmitting their Medicare patients' prescriptions to…
The following article is written by Azadeh Farahmand, CEO and founder of GHN-Online. The clock is ticking and it's no secret that the government mandated pair — HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 — requires healthcare organizations to cover an enormous…
A new Illinois law blocks providers of radiology, anesthesiology, pathology, neonatology or emergency room services from "balance billing" patients who have received care from an in-network ambulatory surgery center, according to a Life and Health Insurance report.
Gov. John Kasich has announced that Ohio plans to set up a state health insurance exchange, mandated under the federal health reform law, according to a WFMJ report.
Medicare fails to cover many healthcare expenses for low-income seniors, who constitute a large percentage of the pool of Medicare recipients, according to a Washington Post report.