tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 39

REIMBURSEMENT: CMS Puts Bundling Of Casting Supplies On Hold

PE-RVU changes delayed until 2007Oncology practices that have been depending on the $300 million chemotherapy demonstration project to stay afloat can breathe easier.That demonstration project--where you answer questions about pain, nausea and fatigue--expires at the end of the year. But the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will create a new project for 2006, in which you'll collect data about how you treat any of 13 different cancers.You'll supply information to CMS about coordination of care, treatment design, and patient monitoring. CMS wants to see whether you're meeting evidence-based guidelines in treating cancer patients, and if not...

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