E/M Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 25
Part B Payment: Proposed Fee Schedule Suggests Major Global Period Changes
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Article Overview
This article explains key parts of the proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and why they matter for physicians, especially primary care and surgical specialties. It covers projected payment changes, proposed chronic care management reimbursement, and CMS’s longer-term proposal to revise global periods and review potentially misvalued services. The piece is relevant to coders, practice managers, and clinicians tracking Medicare Part B payment policy.
Why This Topic Matters
The proposal could affect reimbursement across multiple specialties and may change how certain services are valued and paid under Medicare Part B. Understanding the scope of the proposal helps practices prepare for payment updates, policy comments, and future operational changes.
Article Sections
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No Negative Conversion Factor—Yet
Discusses the proposed physician fee schedule’s conversion factor outlook and the broad specialty-level payment effects described in the article.
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Chronic Care Pay Could Offer Extra Reimbursement
Covers proposed chronic care management payment policy, including its relevance to primary care and related supervision provisions.
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Global Period Proposal and Potentially Misvalued Codes
Summarizes the proposed long-term changes affecting surgical global periods and the broader CMS effort to review potentially misvalued services.
What You Will Learn
- How the proposed Medicare physician fee schedule affects reimbursement policy
- What the article says about chronic care management payment changes
- How CMS is proposing to reexamine global periods and misvalued services
- Which specialties are highlighted as potentially affected by the proposal
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Physician practice managers
- Billing staff
- Primary care clinicians
- Surgical specialty practices
- Medicare reimbursement analysts
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