Billing - amednews.com http://www.amednews.com/section/newsfeed News en-us http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519972/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays A Medicare patient would be considered an inpatient after spending at least two midnights in the hospital if the CMS rule change is finalized. Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519972/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519980/10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 House bill would stop ICD-10 mandate Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519980/10/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519974/1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? The Medicare agency is probing whether physicians are using paperless systems to bill costlier services, but doctors say EHR complexity is the real problem. Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130513/government/130519974/1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130506/business/130509985/9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Many smaller hospitals not ready for ICD-10 Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130506/business/130509985/9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130506/business/130509988/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Medical practice action plan: Overcome regulation overload Health care is experiencing a major overhaul, and practices face the brunt of the changes. Careful planning is needed to guide practices through it all. Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130506/business/130509988/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130408/government/130409958/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay A physician payment scorecard by an employer coalition also noted that a larger share of payments continues to go to specialists, not primary care doctors. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130408/government/130409958/4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130311/business/130319985/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 AMA, McKesson partner on molecular pathology coding project Beginning in 2014, McKesson’s test identifiers will be integrated with the AMA’s CPT coding system, according to the two organizations. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130311/business/130319985/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130304/government/130309977/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 CMS: No more delays with move to ICD-10 Physician practices must start using new diagnosis codes for billing patient services by Oct. 1, 2014. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130304/government/130309977/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130225/business/130229974/6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 IBM’s Watson supercomputer finally ready for health care debut WellPoint will unveil the commercial systems gleaned from reams of data digested by the “Jeopardy!” whiz. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130225/business/130229974/6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130211/government/130219972/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Summit focuses on alternatives to Medicare pay system Innovations in paying for health services are in the testing phase, with CMS launching a bundled payment initiative on Jan. 31. Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130211/government/130219972/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130204/government/130209975/6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Medicare expands prepayment audits to include office visits A few Medicare administrative contractors are targeting E&M codes and holding back payment for those claims until physicians send medical records supporting the services. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130204/government/130209975/6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 http://www.amednews.com/article/20130204/government/130209976/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520 Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments Justices say Congress intended for federal officials to have ultimate authority to decide whether to extend the deadline for contesting past payment amounts. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:00:00 EST http://www.amednews.com/article/20130204/government/130209976/7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=20130520