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Issue Date: May 2004
The Buzz About Coding Changes: What to Really Expect and When
This article discusses the new evaluation and management codes that are being developed by the AMA, as well as other potential options for billing, such as a diagnosis-based system of compensation.
Calculating the Cost of Change
This editorial discusses the upcoming revised claims coding sets, as well as a new report from the Rand Corp. that cites potential benefits to be gained by the switch.
New Method, Similar Message: The Latest Improper Payment Study
This article discusses how, by 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to reduce the dollars it pays in error to 4% of total dollars it spends. In 2002, the error rate was 6.3%.
Questions About “Incident-to” Billing Continue to Perplex
This article answers two reader questions: one asks about billing for chemotherapy services provided by a nurse practitioner; the second asks about coding for wound care.
Hospital CABG Volume Only Modestly Associated With Higher Care Quality
This article discusses the findings of a study that looked at the link between the volume of cardiac procedures performed at a hospitals and the outcomes of those procedures. The study's analysis implies that CABG surgery volume is not a strong discriminator of hospital quality.
Physicians Become Wary of Litigious Patients
This editorial discusses the detrimental effects medical malpractice lawsuits are having on physician practices, as well as on the choice of specialty medical students are making in their careers.
Report Shows Physicians and Patients Seek to Define Their Relationship
This article discusses a report based on a conference at which physicians and patients discussed the elements of the ideal patient-physician relationship.
Registries Help Improve Quality
This article discusses the results of a recent study showing that computerized disease registries offer an affordable and practical way for physicians to improve treatment of patients with chronic diseases.
Report Shows New Limits on Care
This article discusses a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change that looks at ways managed care plans and employers are seeking to control rising health care costs.
OIG Warns Boutique Practices on Fees
This article discusses how the Office of the Inspector General intends to crack down on physicians who charge Medicare patients fees for services already covered by Medicare.
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