ACOs that prefer to be compared to clinicians at large may do so by reporting eCQMs or MIPS CQMs, for which CMS calculates a benchmark using data reported by MIPS eligible clinicians reporting under the chosen collection type
We are proposing to adopt a definition of direct supervision that allows immediate availability of the supervising practitioner using audio/video real-time communications technology (excluding audio-only), but only for the following subset of incident-to services described under 410.26: (1) services furnished incident to a physician or other practitioner's service when provided by auxiliary personnel employed by the billing practitioner and working under their direct supervision, and for which the underlying HCPCS code has been assigned a PC/TC indicator of `5'
The associated burden is excluded from this collection of information section but is discussed in the regulatory impact analysis section of this proposed rule because sections 1899(e) and 1115A(d)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C
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(3) No additional payments
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