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TITLE:

EFFECT OF THE MEDICARE OFFICE VISIT PAYMENT REFORM ON UROLOGICAL PRACTICES

AUTHORS:

Dr. Hafiz Abdul Quddous, Dr. Muhammad Kashif, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Zain ur Rehman

ABSTRACT:

Objective: To assess 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, that adjusts the compensation for office assessment and board (O&M) visits. Our current strategy increases the reimbursement to a single rate for E&M visits from level 2 to level 4, ignoring complexity. Methods: Using an example of 23% of 2018 National Health Insurance claims, we distinguished between urological reps and their training association, school connection, and office center level (i.e., the extent of income from office visits). Our current research was conducted at BVH Bahawalpur from October 2018 to September 2019. By means of the fee information for every training, authors determined expected revenues underneath existing and novel strategy (mutually E&M payments and an additional code). For each course, authors decided on effect of the novel reimbursement rates on all Medicare entitlements. Results: Authors distinguished 2842 observes: 1375 (49.7%) solo practices, 1038 (37.7%) multi-specialty gatherings, 323 (12.5%) small urology gatherings, and 96 (4.6%) large urology gatherings. With novel repayment rates, average practice could see the 1.8% expansion in Part B health insurance payments (range 21.5% to + 51.4%) and, with the extra-code, a 7.9% expansion (range 8.6% to +75.8%). Solo performs were most heterogeneous, with a quarter of them losing 2.3% in any case. The average multi-specialty collection would increase payments by 0.4% (territory ¡14.8% to 52.4%). In any case, the 109 (12.6%) multi-specialty scientific groups saw an average increase of only 0.2% (territory ¡3.9% to +9.2%). Conclusion: Overall, assistance from expected variation in payments for E&M visits from health insurance offices. However, individual applies through the high office center and multi-specialty school performs could see a decrease in their health insurance payments.