Introduction to value-based payment modifiers

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 718-724

  Becker, Gary J ^a   Bosma, Jennifer L ^a   Burleson, Judy ^b   Borgstede, James P ^a,c  

^a American Board of Radiology   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

CMS; physician performance measures; physician reimbursement; PQRS; Value modifiers

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CERTIFICATION; COST; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 84926231952     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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