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Physician Supervision: Analyzing Current Status and What to Expect in the Future

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began the process of clarifying the level of physician supervision for hospital outpatient services in 2008, continuing with further clarifications and regulatory changes through the CY 2012 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule. In this white paper, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, director of Medicare and compliance at HCPro, Inc, in Danvers, MA, will explain the current requirements for supervision of hospital outpatient services, as well as the recent clarification in the CY 2012 final rule.

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