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tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 45
Physicians: Will 'Welcome To Medicare' Exams Be A Welcome Addition?
Split codes mean physicians can outsource EKG testsIf you're worried about having to perform a vast battery of tests on new Medicare patients for a low reimbursement next year, you're not alone. Here's what your colleagues and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have to say about the situation.Many doctors complained that the "Welcome to Medicare" exam doesn't reimburse enough to cover the laundry list of services the exam includes. CMS didn't offer much to set physicians' minds at ease in its final physician fee schedule, published in the Federal Register Nov. 15. Many doctors had asked...
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