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SM14: Otolaryngologists Tackle Challenges Facing the Specialty
Panelists offer tips for dealing with accountable care organizations, hiring mid-level providers, raising patient satisfaction scores, coding and billing changes, and supporting maintenance of certification efforts at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
SM14: Otolaryngology Experts Address Professionalism, Burnout, Payment Reform
Ethical concerns around payment reform, lack of professionalism among colleagues, and physician burnout addressed at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. in January
How Will the Affordable Care Act Impact Otolaryngology?
Analysts predict the influx of insured patients that are expected to flood the healthcare system will likely shrink physician reimbursements, cause some otolaryngologists to flock to larger healthcare systems or limit access to patients with private insurance plans, and exacerbate the shortage of specialists
2013 CPT Code Changes May Impact Your Practice
New Current Procedural Terminology codes, including codes for reporting pediatric sleep studies and intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, are now available.
New Excise Tax Applicable to Otolaryngologist Devices
A provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that places an excise tax on the sale of medical devices would apply to some tools used by otolaryngologists
Rising Drug Costs Create Concern About Drug Diversions
As drug costs rise, the diversion of medications from legitimate supply channels can impact both physicians and patients
IPAB is Medicare’s New Hammer for Spending Accountability
The Independent Payment Advisory Board will have the authority to cut Medicare provider spending to keep it below a cap, with unprecedented autonomy
Medicare Physician Payment Cut Averted
A 27.4 percent Medicare cut was scheduled to begin Mar. 1.
ICD-10 Implementation Delayed Indefinitely
Otolaryngologists may be wondering for a bit longer what their next step should be now that HHS has delayed the October 2013 implementation of the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases coding system (ICD-10).