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Meaningful Use registrations continue to rise
The number of eligible hospitals and professionals registered to participate in the electronic health record incentive program now has topped 225,765, with another 1,3973 physicians and 128 hospitals
MedPAC: EHR incentive participation, payment rates low
The number of eligible hospitals and professionals registered to participate in the electronic health record incentive program, as well as the number of those successfully attesting is lower than
MedPAC urges SGR repeal, pay cut for hospital doc visits
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended the scrapping of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, revising some specific payments for physicians in the hospital setting
MedPAC votes to cut non-emergent hospital payments
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants to cut payments for non-emergency hospital visits so they become on par with regular physician office visits, reported MedPage Today. Such
Specialty physicians balk at SGR repeal proposal
Specialty physician organizations want permanent changes to Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula but do not want to endure any cuts to their payments, reports The Hill's Healthwatch.
MedPAC doc fix draft falls short, physician groups say
With a deep 29.5 percent cut to Medicare reimbursement still scheduled to hit physicians on Jan. 1, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has proposed a plan that would kill the
MedPAC considers replacing SGR
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering recommendations that would eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician payments and replace it with regularly
Home health co-pay could drive up hospital costs
The home healthcare segment is concerned about a potential patient co-payment for services that could cost the industry millions of dollars a year, reports Healthcare Finance News. A MedPAC advisory
Doc groups demand SGR fix as part of deficit reduction
With Medicare physician reimbursement once again up for a 29.5 percent cut on January 1, 2012, over 100 groups representing U.S. doctors are urging the Obama Administration to finally revamp the
MedPAC urges Congress to reduce imaging spending
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants to reduce the money spent on diagnostic imaging by requiring doctors who order large numbers of MRIs, CT scans and other such tests to obtain
