Tuesday, March 11,
2008
Our first audioconference of 2008
With the delay in the anti-markup rules, there
is considerable confusion over what, precisely, Medicare permits
now with respect to physicians billing for diagnostic testing;
and then the Stark regulations confuse the issue further. This
session will unravel the Gordian knot of the distinctions between
diagnostic testing rules generally, and the complications created
by Stark.
This focused, crisp, in-depth program will
provide 45 minutes of answers to the following questions grouped
around
three aspects of diagnostic testing: (1) what are the Medicare
rules generally; (2) what is different where Stark services
are involved; (3) special problems of CTA, and physicians and
IDTFs. Fifteen minutes for Q & A will be provided.
NOTE: This session will not address any issues regarding clinical
laboratory tests including anatomic pathology.
- Who can bill and order diagnostic testing?
The differences between what physicians and non-physicians
can do
- Whose number goes on the claim form?
- What level of supervision applies?
- What is a purchased technical component?
- Who can buy a professional component?
- What do the anti-markup rules mean today?
- When it’s DHS under Stark, what then?
- Where must the services be provided?
- What does it mean that diagnostic testing cannot be
incident to?
- Will block leases still work?
- What about teleradiology; can it be done safely?
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What happens when single specialty groups start to
provide diagnostic services they didn’t before?
- And what about the CTA food fights? Who can
bill for what?
- Can physicians offer mobile services?
- Can physician groups be IDTFs? Does it matter?
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For questions please contact us at : telecon@gosfield.com
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