OpinionMore cuts to physician payment aheadAuthor:Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBAPublish date: August 16, 2023Medicare physician payments have been cut each year for the better part of a decade.Read More
NewsThe 2021 proposed Medicare fee schedule: Can the payment cuts be avoided?Author:Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBAPublish date: September 30, 2020In early August, CMS proposed a number of changes for 2021 that affect physicians. There’s plenty of good, bad, and ugly in this proposed rule....Read More
OpinionPrepare for major changes to E/M coding starting in 2021Author:Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBAPublish date: February 25, 2020For now, the changes are limited to new and established outpatient visits (CPT codes 99202-99205, 99211-99215) and will take place as of Jan. 1, 20...Read More
NewsBundled payment for gastrointestinal hemorrhageAuthor:Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBAPublish date: February 15, 2017Long-term success will come to practices that understand the implications of episode payments, specialty medical homes, and total cost of care.Read More
ArticleWhen are effective medications just too expensive?Author:Shivan J. Mehta, MD, MBAPublish date: March 1, 2014Physicians may have been taught that it isn't their job to think about costs—but they should.Read More
