Health Law Observer
Timely insights and legal commentary on various health care issues and developments surrounding regulations, employment, transactions and a range of key industry matters. This blog is maintained by the Health Care Department of Stevens & Lee.
Each of the new POS codes will be effective January 1, 2016, and neither of the new codes will have any effect on reimbursement.
The change could clear the way for hospitals and physicians to share payments for reducing or limiting medically unnecessary services provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
An educational resource designed to assist governing boards of health care organizations to carry out their compliance oversight obligations was published on April 20, 2015.