physician payment review commission1991 |
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allowed charges analysis anesthesiologists assigned assistant-at-surgery average balance billing Budget calculated carriers classes of visits clinical coding system Commission's component Congress consultations conversion factor defensive medicine differentials direct costs doctors of medicine EKGs electrocardiogram encounter established patient estimates evaluation and management example expenditures geographic HCFA HCPCS HMOs hospital visits Hsiao study included increase inpatient levels of service limited malpractice expense malpractice system Medicaid medical injury Medicare Fee Schedule Medicare program Model Fee Schedule MSAs NPPs nurse anesthetists Nurse Practitioners Ob/Gyn OBRA89 method options optometrists panel patient office visits payment areas payment reform percent performed Phase physician assistants physician services PLI payments podiatrists postoperative PPRC pre/post premium prevailing charge problems procedures recommendations reduce requires risk classes ROS method rural areas RWVs services provided supervision surgeons surgery surgical global services Table U.S. Congress variation vignettes visit coding Visit Survey volume offset