ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is proposing a 0.5 percent increase in Medicare reimbursements for physicians in 2011 and 2012, rather than a one-year fix in reimbursements proposed by Sen. Max Baucus in his health reform bill, according to a…

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The American Medical Association has expedited the publication of a new code specific to vaccine administration and revised existing code 90663 to include the H1N1 vaccine, according to an AMA news release.

Simple billing, coding or collection mistakes can affect the overall profitability and efficiency of an ASC. Brice Voithofer, vice president of anesthesia and ASC services for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, shares his insight on the top three billing, coding and collection…

Seven physicians from Oregon have been touring the country to call for more dramatic healthcare reforms than Congress is considering, according to a report from the Mankato, Minn., Free Press.

Smith & Nephew is launching two new extensions to its Allevyn Ag range of dressings, according to a release from the company.

Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here.

in2itive Business Solutions, a new, integrated revenue management and healthcare consulting firm, has opened, according to an in2itive news release.

Due to a software problem, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requesting that the public resubmit comments made on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, originally submitted through www.regulations.gov, according to a CMS news…