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ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved a $2.2 million tax credit for Lansing-based medical information company MedAssurant on Tuesday, a move that is expected to create new medical coding jobs in the Lansing area, according to an MLive report.

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In preparation for the industry-wide switch to a new medical coding system, Minneapolis facilities are calling for more coders to handle the demands of ICD-10, according to a Star Tribune report.

Caryl Serbin, executive vice president and chief strategy officer for SourceMedical, recommends ambulatory surgery centers take the following 20 steps to improve collections from third-party payors.

Outpatient spine is still almost entirely out-of-network, but a few payors are beginning to agree to reasonably priced in-network carve-outs. Merritt Healthcare, based in Somers, N.Y., successfully negotiated carve-outs for 16 spine procedures with a payor in Massachusetts. Matt Searles,…

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