Ring in the old, the new — and the reduced – Ophthalmology Management

Ophthalmology practices survived 2014, although the year had its challenges. The administrative burdens of PQRS and meaningful use, just to name two, distracted many from other practice priorities, like management itself. With 2015 now upon us, expect these challenges to continue and new ones to appear that will affect all aspects of your practice. Let’s look at some of the more significant ones.

This article answers the following questions:

• What changes can we expect to physician reimbursement?
• Are there diagnostic code changes?
• What about ASC and HOPD reimbursement?

This article was published in Ophthalmology Management’s Coding & Reimbursement column, which is written by Corcoran’s Executive Vice-President, Suzanne Corcoran, COE. To view the entire article in Ophthalmology Management, click on the link below:

http://www.ophthalmologymanagement.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=112164