A Six Sigma approach to fine-tune processes and mitigate rising costs
BY Catherine Lightfoot, CPA, CHBC, Director of Healthcare at EEPB Overview of recent Medicare-Medicaid legislation On January 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an updated CY 2023 physician conversion factor (CF) of $33.8872. This update reflects a 2.5% positive adjustment from the initial quote of $33.0607 announced last November. That initial physician CF represented a 4.47% cut from the prior year. The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed into law on...