decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2012 Issue 7 (July)
Imaging pay dips further as primary care services see increases in 2013
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Article Overview
This article explains proposed Medicare physician fee schedule changes for 2013, with emphasis on imaging reimbursement, multiple procedure payment reduction expansion, and projected payment shifts across specialties. It is relevant to cardiology, ophthalmology, primary care, radiology, and group practice stakeholders who track CMS policy, RVU changes, and service-line payment impacts.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers understand how CMS proposal changes could alter payment patterns across specialties and service categories, especially for imaging and primary care. It is useful for evaluating the potential financial impact of the proposed fee schedule and the transition in practice expense data used for RVU calculations.
Article Sections
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Physician payments
Discusses CMS’s proposed changes to physician payment policy and the broad areas of specialty impact. It includes imaging-related reimbursement trends and group practice considerations.
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Prospective pay trends by specialty
Summarizes projected payment changes across multiple specialties under the 2013 proposal. It also covers broader RVU-based trend shifts and the effect of updated practice expense data.
What You Will Learn
- How CMS proposed to adjust physician payment policy for 2013
- Which broad specialty groups are most affected by imaging-related payment changes
- How projected RVU and practice expense updates influence specialty reimbursement trends
- Why primary care and other specialties may see different payment direction from imaging-focused specialties
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Physician practice managers
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Radiology billing staff
- Cardiology billing staff
- Ophthalmology billing staff
- Primary care administrators
- Healthcare policy analysts
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