tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2014 Issue 9

Should We Expect Changes of Global Nature In Future Physician Payments?

The CMS 2015 Proposed Rule estimates there will be a slight increase in emergency physician payments next year. Release of the CMS proposed rule offers a preview of what you might see implemented in the 2015 physician fee schedule. Among the issues you’ll want to monitor are changing payment policies for secondary radiology studies and global periods for common ED procedures. Expect More Money But Don’t Get Too Excited CMS estimates that changes in the proposed physician fee schedule rule would increase Medicare reimbursement approximately one percent for emergency medicine, assuming there is another patch or finally...

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