DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 8 (August)

Value-based purchasing will ramp up with more reports, eventual modifier

CMS will expand its value-based purchasing initiative this year, starting with more physician resource use feedback (PRUF) reports, which you'll simply get automatically without any action on your part. The expanded PRUF reports are another step toward the eventual implementation of a new payment modifier, which will change your Medicare reimbursement based on the quality and cost of the care you provide to patients.

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