Orthopedics This Week | December 5, 2017 | Page 21
ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 38 | DECEMBER 5, 2017
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REIMBURSEMENT
CMS Releases 2018
Physician Fee
Schedule
O
n November 2, 2017, the Cen-
ters for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) released the Medicare
Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for
2018. The final rule updates payment
policies, payment rates, and other pro-
visions for services furnished under the
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)
on or after January 1, 2018.
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Electronic Health Records and Qual-
ity Measures treating Medicare patients. The final
rule includes some changes that mean
that fewer physicians will be required
to participate.
Among other things, the final rule gov-
erns physicians’ adoption of electronic
health records (EHR) and rewards them
for meeting quality measures when Under the Quality Payment Program,
providers can choose two tracks: The
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
(MIPS), or the Advanced Alternative
Payment Model (APM). Most physi-
cians fall under MIPS.
According to the Association of Health
Care Journalists, here are a few high-
lights of the final rule:
• Physician practices with less than
$90,000 in Medicare revenue or fewer
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