The reformation of Medicare and its effect on pathology.
Medicare policies have gradually restricted the scope of pathologist services payable under the rules applicable to physician services. Recent changes applying relative value scales has provided an opportunity for national standardization of pathology codes, and has permitted the introduction of clinical pathology interpretations as compensable physician services.
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Department of Pathology, New England Memorial Hospital, Stoneham, MA 02180.
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