tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 3

Hospitals: Hospitals Due For Some Pay Hikes

Revamps to requirements for diagnostic tests mean more reimbursement.Hospitals can ring in the New Year with a little bang for their bottom line: Some significant pay and policy adjustments are coming in 2005. In a final rule published in the Nov. 15 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says payments for outpatient services are projected to increase $1.5 billion, allowing high-quality preventive and treatment services in outpatient departments. Here's what's officially on tap:   Screening exams. Payment increases have solidified: Pelvic and breast exams will rise by 1.7 percent, barium enemas 2...

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