New clarifications affect physician and hospital Medicare Part B billing for services provided by nursing and other staff 'incident to' the physician's services

摘要

Nurses, nursing assistants and other staff provide essential services in a host of clinical settings. Their services are typically considered an overall expense of the practice location, whether in a physician office, hospital, or other setting. Medicare Part B reimburses for the services of physicians and various other types of advanced practice professionals such as nurse practitioners ("NP") and physician assistants ("PA"). Medicare Part B also covers hospital outpatient services. This article focuses on one new element of those requirements.