Ideas for balancing out the 2003 Physician Fee schedule cuts
Effective Nov 1, 2002
Published Nov 21, 2002
The proposed 2003 Physician Fee schedule wasn’t met with applause. Why? Because of a low conversion rate, a lot of physicians will have to come up with some new ways to make ends meet next year. The coming year’s conversion rate has been cut by 5.4% from the current rate, while the conversion factor was cut to $35.24, according to the proposed schedule. However, all is not lost as belt-tighteners are coming up with ways to offset the cuts. Consider the following ideas to implement at your practice:Review your paper overloadThe Prevea Clinic in Green Bay, WI, is researching
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