title: Outpatient bundling regulation would be costly for hospitals.
abstract: A new federal outpatient bundling regulation could plunge hospitals into a costly billing and administrative nightmare. Among its provisions, hospitals would be required to bill Medicare for diagnostic procedures or tests provided to outpatients by outside suppliers--even if provided outside hospitals' outpatient departments.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000191:economics; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000191:economics*; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States