decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2000 Issue 5 (May)
AMA won't do SMS survey this year
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Article Overview
This article covers a Medicare payment policy development affecting physician practice expense data collection. It explains the AMA's decision not to conduct its annual Socioeconomic Monitoring System survey, summarizes HCFA's interim final rule for specialty medical societies that may collect their own practice expense data, and describes the broader uncertainty this creates for physician groups and payment methodology. The piece is relevant to coding and reimbursement professionals, physician practices, specialty societies, and policy staff following Medicare Part B payment updates and survey-based valuation processes.
Why This Topic Matters
Practice expense data are part of the methodology used to support Medicare physician payment calculations, so changes to how that data is collected can affect reimbursement policy and future valuation processes.
What You Will Learn
- Why the AMA's survey decision matters for Medicare practice expense data collection
- How HCFA is addressing specialty society participation in practice expense data gathering
- What concerns physician specialty groups have about replacing the survey process
- Why the issue has broader implications for Medicare Part B reimbursement policy
Who Should Read This
- Physician practice administrators
- Medical coders and reimbursement staff
- Specialty society policy staff
- Healthcare consultants
- Medicare payment policy analysts
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