Proposal Would Mandate Electronic Billing by 2014

By Heather Scofield, ReporterIt took nearly a decade to accomplish, but new rules that would mandate electronic billing between insurance carriers and medical providers in North Carolina could soon be implemented. "We are actually quite excited that the commission is moving down this road," said Conor Brockett, associate general counsel for the North Carolina Medical Society. "We think it’s going to generate lots of savings for payers and medical practices because it will allow everybody involved to streamline how they process medical bills.”A public hearing on the proposed rules, ...