decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2010 Issue 6 (June)
NPP Report: Number of NPPs in Medicare outnumbers doctors
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Article Overview
This NPP Report article summarizes Medicare enrollment data showing growth in non-physician practitioner participation relative to physicians. It is aimed at practices, billing staff, and healthcare administrators who want a general understanding of workforce trends and the business considerations involved in adding non-physician practitioners. The article also touches on broad Medicare billing and payment topics relevant to provider staffing decisions.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers place Medicare workforce trends in context and understand why provider mix can affect staffing, billing, and reimbursement decisions.
What You Will Learn
- How Medicare enrollment trends for non-physician practitioners compare with physician growth.
- What broad practice-level factors may be considered when hiring non-physician practitioners.
- How Medicare billing and payment considerations can affect provider staffing decisions.
- What general reimbursement topics are associated with non-physician practitioner participation.
Who Should Read This
- Practice managers
- Medical billers and coders
- Healthcare administrators
- Physician groups
- Non-physician practitioners
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