Read full article in iHealthBeat On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved by voice vote a bill (S 1347) that would exclude patient encounters at ambulatory surgical centers from the meaningful use program, Politico’s “Morning eHealth” reports. Under the 2009 economic stimulus package, providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records can […]
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Modern Healthcare – Bill aims to free ASC docs from some meaningful-use rules
By Joseph Conn See full article in Modern Healthcare The Senate Finance Committee began marking up a bill meant to adjust meaningful-use requirements for physicians using ambulatory surgery centers. The Electronic Health Fairness Act is bipartisan legislation that would adjust meaningful-use requirements of the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program and protect providers who use ASCs […]
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GOP Doctors Caucus to House Leadership: Hands Off In-Office Ancillary Services Exemption
While the integrated model of health care delivery in the independent medical practice setting has been proven to produce better health outcomes at lower costs, President Obama’s 2016 budget would make it illegal for integrated physician practices to provide ancillary services such as advanced imaging, radiation therapy, anatomic pathology and physical therapy. The GOP Doctors […]
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DHPA Works with GOP Doctors Caucus to Support In-Office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE)
In June 2015, DHPA worked with the GOP Doctors Caucus to oppose the repeal of the in-office ancillary services exception (IOASE). DHPA, along with the GOP Doctors Caucus, provided data to Congress in a letter that showed physician practices should be able to provide ancillary services such as advanced imaging, physical therapy, radiation therapy and anatomic […]
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Medicare Anatomic Pathology Utilization: 2009 through 2013
Recent data, including 2009-2013 Medicare data relating to the cost and utilization of anatomic pathology (AP) services, demonstrates that the GAO report fails to tell the full story about cost and utilization: Colonoscopy utilization—and related anatomic pathology—increased in recent years as the standard of care demanded more frequent screening to detect colon cancer, including the […]
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