E/M Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 24
PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE: Fee Schedule Proposes Raising Pay for IPPE Visits
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Article Overview
This piece reviews highlighted proposals in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and explains the broad policy areas affected, such as physician payment updates, preventive visit reimbursement, e-prescribing criteria, and the use of survey data for practice expense RVUs. It is aimed at readers who follow Medicare reimbursement policy, physician fee schedule updates, and coding-related administrative changes.
Why This Topic Matters
The article matters because it flags proposed Medicare payment and reporting changes that could affect physician reimbursement, preventive care billing, and e-prescribing participation. It also identifies specialty-specific data considerations that may interest coding, compliance, and revenue cycle professionals.
What You Will Learn
- What areas of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule are being proposed for change
- How the article frames proposed updates to physician payment and preventive visit reimbursement
- What broad eligibility changes are proposed for e-prescribing reporting
- How CMS proposes to incorporate survey data into practice expense RVU development
- Which specialty data issues are discussed in connection with the proposed rule
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Physician billing staff
- Compliance professionals
- Practice managers
- Healthcare consultants
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