ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule:

Expect a Two Percent Payment Boost For ED Services

RVUs drop slightly, but overall payments will increase because of the MEI reweighting. The results of the Medicare final rules for 2014 were worth the wait; the CMS final rule for the 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule is positive for emergency medicine. The OPPS final rule was also mostly good news, but you’ll need to be aware of these concerns [...]
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