See also:
Rural Health Care, Telemedicine
Medicare Reimbursement
Physician's Rights Relative to Imposed Administrative Costs
Pay-For-Performance
Physician Payment Reform
Physician Payment
Payment, Case Management Function
Coding and Reimbursement
e-visits
Payment for Non Face-to-Face Physician Services
The AAFP believes that physicians should receive reimbursement for services that are reasonable and necessary, safe and effective, medically appropriate, and provided in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice. The technology used to deliver the services should not be a consideration, only whether the service is medically reasonable and necessary. Therefore, AAFP supports reimbursement for electronic communication and consultations that physicians provide for the medical management of their established patients as a separate service unrelated to an evaluation and management (E/M) service. (2004)