Medicare program; payment to hospitals for furnishing photocopies to peer review organizations--HCFA. Final rule.
This final rule amends the regulations governing Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations (PROs) to provide for a uniform methodology for determining payment to hospitals for the costs of furnishing photocopies of medical records of Medicare beneficiaries to PROs. We also are establishing the rate of payment for these costs at $.07 per page. This amount includes payment for labor and supply costs, but not the costs of equipment and overhead, which are already otherwise paid under the Medicare program.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003308:Copying Processes / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008499:Medical Records / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011366:Professional Review Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States