SGR, ICD-10 not the only targets of adopted legislation
Last week's SGR legislation didn't just push back Medicare cuts and delay ICD-10 implementation.
A new blog post by Betsy Nicoletti notes that the 123-page bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama also requires additional reporting for lab test reimbursements and creates greater scrutiny of CT scans.
Read the blog here: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/04/sleight-hand-sgr-bills-important-policy.html
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