Apply APGs to claims data to calculate impact of new reimbursement levels.
How are changes in outpatient reimbursement going to affect your bottom line? By analyzing Medicare's proposed APGs' effects on your past claims data, you can determine where to hone in on improving coding skills, making process changes to bring costs in line, or even touting specific services that will be profitable. Here's expert advice, plus benchmark data on APG impacts.
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