Neil Baum, MD, offers physicians a simple ethics check: Could you comfortably explain your decision to a patient or colleague over coffee?
|Articles|March 17, 2011
Healthcare Reform - 2013
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2013
Increased Medicaid funding
New funding available to state Medicaid programs choosing to cover preventative services for patients at little to no cost; goal to expand reach of preventative care efforts.
Effective Jan. 1, 2013
Stage 2 of ‘meaningful use’ begins
Stage 2 of CMS’ EHR Incentive Program starts, requiring eligible professionals and hospitals to prove “meaningful use” for federal payments.
Effective January 2013
UPDATE: In April 2012, CMS released
‘Bundled’ payments
National pilot program established to encourage teamwork among hospitals, physicians, and other providers to coordinate and improve care; team would be paid a “bundled” flat rate for an episode of care versus current fee-for-service system by Medicare.
Effective Jan. 1, 2013 at the latest
Medicaid payment boost
States to pay primary-care physicians no less than 100 percent of Medicare payment rates in 2013, 2014 for services; increase is fully funded.
Effective Jan. 1, 2013
ICD-10 implementation
Claims for services to CMS must use ICD-10 codes for medical diagnosis and impatient procedures; CPT codes for outpatient services will continue to be used.
Effective Oct. 1, 2013
UPDATE: HHS announced in April 2012 it would
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