“Practices need to be aware that they need to be able to budget for those who perform in-office services that have very little clinical labor, but may have a high practice expense overall,” Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, says.
In this video, Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, unpacks a key takeaway from the 2023 calendar year Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. Rubenstein is compliance officer and medical director of coding and reimbursement, United Urology Group and Chesapeake Urology, Towson, Maryland.
Potential code for prior authorizations on AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting agenda
March 28th 2024"Good public and economic policy must align costs, benefits, and incentives; currently, all costs are incurred by physician practices, and all financial savings and benefits from prior authorization accrue to health insurance plans, leading to perverse incentives,” says Alex Shteynshlyuger, MD.