decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2010 Issue 12 (December)
Benchmark of the Week: Payment changes for 12 top codes in 2011
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Article Overview
This article reviews payment changes associated with the final 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for a group of frequently billed services. It is aimed at physicians, coders, and practice managers who want a quick view of which high-volume services saw the largest increases or decreases and how broad specialty groups may be affected.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers understand how year-to-year fee schedule updates may affect common office and procedural services, especially in specialties with high-volume billing patterns.
What You Will Learn
- How the final 2011 Physician Fee Schedule affected payment for commonly billed services
- Which broad specialty groups were described as seeing the largest relative changes
- How the article frames the impact of RVU changes on high-utilization services
- What type of supplemental table or download the article points readers toward
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Compliance staff
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