EMERGENCY MEDICINE ~ Good News: Your ED E/Ms Will Be Worth More In 2007

Why This Topic Matters

Emergency department practices depend heavily on evaluation and management reimbursement, so changes to relative value units and the conversion factor can materially affect revenue. This article helps readers understand why 2007 payment changes mattered for ED operations, compliance, and budgeting.

Article Sections

1. ED evaluation and management reimbursement changes

   Covers the 2007 fee schedule update for emergency department E/M services and discusses the general direction of the changes for ED reimbursement.

2. Level 2 E/M worth 60 percent more this year

   Summarizes the fee schedule update across the standard emergency department visit levels and places the change in the context of documentation and coding accuracy.

3. CMS also ups critical care code RVUs

   Reviews the related update affecting critical care services and explains that these changes are part of the broader reimbursement picture for emergency medicine.

4. New conversion factor will reduce RVU gains

   Explains the Medicare payment framework adjustment that offsets some of the benefit from the RVU updates and discusses factors that influence overall revenue impact.