Healthcare DIVE December 14, 2017
Medicare’s final rules under the Quality Payment Program and for physician payment will have some notable implications for health IT.
Digging through the nearly 3,000-page QPP rule, the MIPS track could spur innovation in the wearables space, for example. At the same time, some worry that the large amount of exemptions, which were finalized in the rule, could deter such advancement.
The physician fee schedule final rule, which estimates a slight increase in payment rates next year, added a number of telehealth services. That could help providers as they seek to modernize their practices and expand telehealth options for patients.
Here are some other highlights:
Unbundled benefits
In the physician fee schedule final rule, for example, CMS added telemedicine reimbursement...
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