tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 17

Global Surgery Package Pay for Cardiovascular, Musculoskeletal Surgeons Could Be Slashed

Latest OIG reports indicate that these specialists aren't performing all included E/Ms. You probably know that global surgical fees include a set number of E/M services that are bundled into each surgery. But what you may not know is that the government keeps tabs on how many of those E/Ms you actually perform--and if you don't provide the E/M services, Medicare can cut them from the package--and decrease your surgical fees. Two recent OIG audits reveal that cardiovascular and musculoskeletal surgeons are vastly underperforming the E/M services included in surgical packages, but are collecting the entire global fee. This...

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