decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2014 Issue 1 (January)
Getting paid: President signs doc fix law; your CF is $35.8228 through March 31
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Article Overview
This premium article is for medical coders, billing staff, and physician practice managers who need to understand a temporary Medicare payment update for early 2014. It covers the short-term physician fee schedule change, the legislative fix that prevented a scheduled payment cut, and related extensions involving geographic adjustment and therapy billing policy. The discussion is focused on how the temporary law affects Medicare reimbursement timing and payment administration.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers identify whether their Medicare claims and physician fee calculations are affected during the temporary period covered by the law. The article is relevant to practices that bill evaluation and management services and therapy services, as well as to those tracking Medicare payment policy changes.
What You Will Learn
- The scope of the temporary Medicare physician payment update for early 2014
- How a short-term legislative fix affected physician reimbursement policy
- What related Medicare policy extensions were included with the temporary law
- Which provider groups and claim types are most likely to be affected by the update
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing specialists
- Revenue cycle staff
- Physician practice managers
- Compliance staff
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