ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The ASC Association has published dates for its webinars from March 8 until Dec. 13.

The American Hospital Association will host a live conference on the transition to ICD-10 on March 14, 2011.

CMS has revised its brochure, "The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers, Physicians and Other Suppliers," according to an AAPC release.

Coders must take active steps to fight fraud by asking providers to document codes and services, according to an editorial written by Anita Barsalou, CPC, and published on the AAPC website.

The final National Committee for Vital Health Statistics meeting to discuss regular, full updates for ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets will occur March 9-10 at CMS headquarters in Baltimore, Md., according to an AAPC release.

National Government Services, the jurisdiction B Medicare administrative contractor, has updated the Medicare University Website with features that include training courses, FAQs and other resources, according to an AAPC release.

The shift to ICD-10 could create thousands of jobs as hospitals and other healthcare facilities adjust to an initial delay in claims submissions, according to a Tampa Bay Business Journal report.

CMS is contacting providers by phone as a follow-up to letters and phone calls sent from Comprehensive Error Rate Testing contractors, according to an AAPC release.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services estimate that the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 will cost the healthcare industry $1.64 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal Health Blog report.

The American Association of Professional Coders has announced the launch of an ICD-10 resource site in preparation for the government's mandated ICD-10 coding changeover in Oct. 2013, according to an association release.