While pathologists and labs will see higher Medicare reimbursement for flow cytometry technical component services in 2007, pathologists face an overall 11% cut in payment under a final rule released November 1 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The cut is scheduled for January 1.

Surprisingly, CMS decided to hold off on tighter requirements it had proposed for “pod” or “condo” labs. But the agency did go ahead with its plan to end the “grandfather” protection for certain independent lab billings for pathology technical component services to hospital inpatients and outpatients. Legislation is pending in Congress to overturn this policy change.

Join us during this 90-minute national audio conference to find out how these changes are likely to affect your organization, what you need to do to get ready, and how likely it is that Congress will overturn some of the CMS’s decisions.

During this program, you’ll: :

Get details on what is – and isn’t – included in the final Medicare changes for 2007

Find out how to deal with the end of “grandfather” protection for certain independent lab billings for pathology technical component (TC) services to hospital inpatients and outpatients

Learn how CMS intends to set payment for new lab tests and how archived specimens will be defined

Get insight into how likely it is that Congress will act this year to overturn the pathology payments cuts and extend the grandfather protection for pathology TC services beyond January 1

You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions in our interactive Q&A portion of the program. Take this hassle-free approach to learning about final Medicare changes for 2007. And you can invite your entire group – for one low fee. For more information, please call 800-401-5937, ext. 2.

FEATURED SPEAKER:

Jane Pine Wood, Esq.
McDonald Hopkins LPA

Christopher Young
Laboratory Management Support Services

Host & Moderator:

Kimberly Scott
Managing Editor, G-2 Compliance Report & Diagnostic Imaging Intelligence Report