Future Of OPPS Multiple Procedure Discount Is Topic Of APC Panel Meeting
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The multiple procedure discount portion of the hospital outpatient prospective payment system should be retained at least through 2004, CMS' APC Advisory Panel says
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