I wonder any body in the AC community is getting a bonus from CMS thro' the P4P program. Last year, I thought 1.5% bonus of Medicare and Medicaid collection offered by P4P is not worth the trouble and pain in documentation. The more I read about it, the more I worry. CMS is trying to cut expenses. P4P is giving bonus in the beginning, the real intention is cutting reimbursement down the road. Physicians/hospitals/practices that do not submit P4P probably will face a bigger cut in the future. That's why all the hospitals are rushing to have "medication reconciliation forms" all of a sudden.
As of year 2008, I can easily pick 3-4 "Measures" out of the 150 "Measures" set for P4P. Overall, P4P just requires the additional sub-code to be sent in with the billing. Can AC add the sub-codes to help documentation of the Measures as we sign the charts for billing?
