Reimbursement Briefs: Physician, Hospital Outpatient Rules; Equipment Maintenance Directive
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Radiation therapy reimbursement up in 2014 final physician fee schedule, flat in hospital outpatient prospective payment system. Final 2014 OPPS makes changes to Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program. More reimbursement briefs.
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