Latest Updates on Medical Billing

Under current law, reimbursement for biosimilars is calculated by a single code. Six physician groups that represent a wide swath of biologic-prescribing physicians, want to change that by urging Congress to press the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to…

The new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes, or classifications used by doctors and insurance companies for billing purposes, took effect Oct. 1, 2015, amid concerns about confusion and incorrect coding. There are thousands more ICD-10 billing codes as compared…

Revenue management analytics is gaining traction in the healthcare industry due to its ability to align the activities and documentation of front-end physician practice managers and administrators and the back-end central billing office. Analytics is helping in delivering insightful results…

It’s not about cost, but value, according to a panel of revenue cycle professionals who work in health systems that often charge more for care than other providers. “We’re one of those higher-priced providers,” said Benjie Johnson, chief officer of…

Traditionally, medical billers have been locked to their desks in order to figure out the status of medical claims. To solve this, mobile EHR provider for physicians, drchrono has just released its medical billing app for the iPad that will…