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Check These Proposed Changes to Quality Measures

Plus: What’s the proposed conversion factor for 2019? The proposed physician fee schedule includes much more information beyond the suggested E/M code changes, including potential updates regarding the quality measures. The proposal suggests adjustments that provide much-needed changes to Measures 415 and 416, which EDs use. Here’s the update: These measures refer to patients that get head CTs following minor [...]
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