HCPCS Quarterly Updates May Prove Burdensome To Hospitals - Rep. Johnson
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The medical device industry should recognize the administrative burden on small hospitals when advocating quarterly updates to HCFA payment codes, House Ways & Means/Health Subcommittee Chair Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) told AdvaMed.
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