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CY2011 proposed Physician Fee Schedule summary

June 30, 2010 by Kathryn Barry

Basic facts:

Medicare Proposes FY2011 Inpatient Payments for Acute Care Hospitals

May 25, 2010 by Kathryn Barry

Medicare's FY2011 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule was released on Medicare's website March 19 and published in the Federal Register (PDF) May 4. The attached worksheet specifies Medicare's proposed FY2011 national average payments for a range of spinal procedures (PDF), effective October 1. Upon close review, you will see:

Nothing is as constant as change

November 19, 2009 by Kathryn Barry

Nothing is as constant as change, especially at this time of year in the world of coding and reimbursement. For example, are you aware of the following new developments?

• Physician Coding: The American Medical Assn.'s CPT 2010 coding manual was shipped to healthcare providers in October. It contains all the new, revised and deleted Level I codes; Category II (performance measurement) codes and Category III (T codes for emerging technology, services and procedures) that become effective Jan. 1, 2010. Now is the time to become familiar with any changes related to procedures that may involve your products.