Calculating Individual Complication Rates Is Complicated
Rating hospitals on the basis of complications is one thing, but when you publish complication-rate scorecards for individual surgeons, …
CMS to Ease ICD-10 Rules for First 12 Months
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will not deny claims from providers during …
Two New Legislative Approaches to ICD-10
With the clock ticking toward an October 1, 2015 compliance deadline for ICD-10, Tennessee Rep. Diane Black recently introduced a …
Is the Burgeoning Medical Scribe Industry a Good Thing?
Imagin
e conducting an in-depth physical exam and history-taking with a patient in your office, while someone stands silently and …
Orthopaedists Are Top Medical Earners Again
According to the 2015 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, the top three earners among medical specialists this year are orthopaedists …
Medicare to “Unbundle” Postoperative Care by 2018
During a well-attended symposium on bundled payment initiatives for joint replacement at the 2015 AAOS Annual Meeting, speakers shared enlightening …
SGR, RIP
On April 14, 2015 the Senate voted 92-to-8 to approve legislation previously passed by the House that puts an end …
Senate Recesses Before Voting on SGR Repeal
Despite an overwhelming 392-to-37 vote in the House to scrap the SGR formula for physician Medicare payments, the Senate adjourned …
Bipartisan Doc-Fix Legislation Introduced
With 12 days to spare before a 21% reduction in physician Medicare payments takes effect, a bipartisan coalition of House …