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Medicare violated its own guidelines by paying for follow-up colonoscopies approximately three years earlier than recommended, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine and Bloomberg Businessweek.

Medical record jobs are expected to increase by 20 percent in the next seven years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune.

CMS has announced a National Version 5010 Testing Day to help providers prepare for the 5010 compliance data, approaching on Jan. 1, 2012, according to an ASA release.

Two more senators have proposed bills to publish Medicare claims data online, following the introduction of a joint transparency bill by Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) last month, according to an American Medical News report.

Claims denial-management programs can significantly reduce the number of denied claims for practices, according to an American Medical News report.

The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society has announced its support of a bill which would require managed care plans in the state to use "usual and customary" charges based on the 85th percentile of FAIR Health's outpatient rates database for…

The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently examined how workers' compensation medical payments responded to changes in fee schedules for particular services, according to a Risk and Insurance report.

Mid-Town Surgical Center in Houston filed a lawsuit on May 4 in the Harris County District Court against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, alleging breach of contract and negligent representation, according to an Ultimate East End report.