decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2000 Issue 5 (May)
Medical groups consider options if AMA's survey isn't resumed
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Article Overview
This article covers how specialty societies and related physician organizations are reacting to uncertainty around the AMA’s practice expense survey and the broader effort to maintain data used in Medicare reimbursement calculations. It summarizes proposed funding and administration options, the roles of HCFA and specialty groups, and the standards HCFA has issued for groups that may conduct their own surveys. The piece is relevant to physicians, specialty associations, reimbursement staff, and coding/billing professionals who track Medicare payment methodology and practice expense RVU policy.
Why This Topic Matters
Practice expense data can affect Medicare reimbursement policy for physician overhead costs, so changes in how the data are collected or funded may have broad implications for specialty groups and payment updates.
Article Sections
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Survey funding and replacement options
This section reviews the concerns raised by specialty groups about replacing the AMA survey and outlines possible ways the data collection effort could be supported.
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Comments from specialty societies
This section summarizes perspectives from representatives of several medical specialty organizations on timing, data continuity, and whether new survey data are needed immediately.
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HCFA standards for specialty society surveys
This section notes the release of HCFA guidance for specialty societies that may conduct their own surveys and describes general reactions to those criteria.
What You Will Learn
- Why specialty medical groups are concerned about continuity in practice expense data collection
- What general funding or administration options are being discussed for future surveys
- How different specialty organizations are responding to HCFA’s survey-related standards
- What broader reimbursement-policy issue the survey data support
Who Should Read This
- Physician specialty societies
- Medical practice administrators
- Reimbursement and billing professionals
- Healthcare policy analysts
- Coding and payment methodology staff
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