On August 11, 2016, CMS is hosting a call to discuss its plans, set forth in the proposed 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule rule, to collect data on resources used in furnishing global services as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). To register, visit the CMS website.
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CMS Schedules Call on MACRA Global Surgery Data Requirement (Jan. 20)
By Debra A. McCurdy on
On January 20, 2016, CMS is holding a call on data collection requirements related to global surgical periods as mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Under this provision, the Secretary is directed to periodically collect information from a representative sample of physicians regarding the number and level of services and other items furnished during the global period (i.e., the services normally furnished by a surgeon before, during, and after a procedure, and typically including zero, 10, or 90 post-operative days). With respect to global period services for which a physician is required to report information, the Secretary is authorized to delay 5% of Medicare payments to “incentivize” reporting.
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