Starting January 1, 2007, Medicare plans to increase the number and range of quality measures that physicians are encouraged to report when submitting Part B claims. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has identified 86 unique quality measures affecting 32 of 39 medical specialties that are expected to be available next year.

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November 6, 2006 - Table of Contents

NIR November 6, 2006 (full PDF issue)

Final Medicare Rule Cuts Physician Fees, Punts on Pod Labs

Hopes Dim for Lab Workforce Legislation

Industry Anxious Over Proposed New ‘Home Brew’ Controls

The Changing Landscape of Supply/Demand, Clinical Practice

Medicare to Expand Physician Quality Measures in 2007

Medicare Payment Errors Continue to Drop, Says CMS

Medicare Managed Care Watch