Value-based purchasing will ramp up with more reports, eventual modifier

Article Overview

This article explains CMS’s planned expansion of physician resource use feedback reporting under the proposed 2011 Physician Fee Schedule and describes how it fits into the larger value-based purchasing effort. It is relevant to physicians, practice managers, and Medicare billing professionals who want to understand upcoming reporting changes, the transition to downloadable feedback reports, and the general direction of payment policy changes linked to resource use and quality measurement.