Stricter Stark Enforcements
CMS has implemented changes to the rules that cover Medicare's hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) which will affect physician-hospital referrals and ancillary arrangements.
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Patient grievances about their visits to medical practices can be sorted into three categories that require action by all employees.
CMS has implemented changes to the rules that cover Medicare's hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) which will affect physician-hospital referrals and ancillary arrangements.
Point of care, strictly defined (by me), is a mindset, a discipline, a systems approach where patient encounters are conducted in real time.
Templates are a useful tool for documenting the evaluation and management service, but remember, they can also make it very easy to document a higher level of service than provided.
For physicians, the government's potential promise of over $40,000 for the implementation of an EHR has caused many who have stood on the brink to finally take the plunge.
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