decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2009 Issue 3 (March)
Benchmark of the Week: Primary care use of imaging services, 2005-2007
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Article Overview
This article reviews a CMS claims-based benchmark on primary care use of imaging services from 2005 through 2007. It is aimed at readers tracking utilization trends, primary care billing patterns, and the impact of CMS and OIG activity on imaging-related claims. The piece provides a high-level discussion of the data source, the specialties represented, and the general imaging categories included in the analysis.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps coding and reimbursement professionals understand broader utilization trends in primary care imaging billing and the policy environment influencing those trends.
What You Will Learn
- How primary care imaging utilization changed over a three-year period
- Which generalist specialties were used to represent primary care
- What broad imaging technologies were included in the benchmark analysis
- How CMS and OIG activity is described in relation to imaging billing trends
- What data source was used for the benchmark
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Physicians in primary care specialties
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