2017 Coding And Medicare Reimbursement Changes For Gastroenterology Post Event Survey
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- 1.Would you Like AAPC Credit for this program? The AAPC Index # for this webinar is: BSC1201170303A
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 2.Please enter your e-mail address:
- 3.1. Approximately how many hospitals currently participate in the Medicare program?
- A.
8,000
- B.
5,000
- C.
7,000
- D.
4,000
- 4.2. TRUE or FALSE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized their proposal to add 7 additional C-APCs for CY2017.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.3. C-APCs impact which of the following settings of care:
- A.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- B.
Outpatient Hospital
- C.
Inpatient Hospital
- D.
Physician Office
- 6.4. TRUE or FALSE: ASC payments for diagnostic colonoscopy procedures will decrease by 14%.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.5. For hospitals that do not successfully participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, will see their update reduced by:
- A.
One-fourth of the 0.95% increase
- B.
Three-fourths of the 0.95% increase
- C.
Half of the 0.95% increase
- D.
No reduction applied
- 8.6. The CY2017 Conversion Factor used to calculate Medicare physician payments is:
- A.
$35.7547
- B.
$35.8887
- C.
$35.8043
- 9.7. Gastroenterologists who use anesthesia professionals will see the value of the majority of all GI endoscopy procedures reduced by:
- A.
0.22 RVUs
- B.
0.05 RVUs
- C.
0.25 RVUs
- D.
0.10 RVUs
- 10.8. Which of the following HCPCS code should be used to report moderate sedation services for Medicare patients when a surgeon performs both the moderate sedation service and the GI endoscopy procedure:
- A.
99153
- B.
G0500
- C.
43235
- D.
99152
- 11.9. Fill in the blank: Identify one new sphincter augmentation code.
- 12.10. Select one of the two paths within the Quality Payment Program:
- A.
MIPS
- B.
MACRA
- C.
Advanced APMs
- D.
Comprehensive APC
- 13.Please describe your role in your organization:
- A.
Coder/biller
- B.
Endoscopy unit nursing
- C.
Endoscopy unit administrator
- D.
Practice administrator
- E.
Physician
- F.
Other
- 14.Medicare continues to expand their comprehensive APC program. Is your organization tracking the impact of this program on margins?
- A.
YES – and impact on margins has been positive
- B.
YES – and impact on margins has been negative
- C.
YES – not sure of impact on margins
- D.
NO
- E.
I don't know
- 15.At your organization are your physicians well educated on MACRA, the quality reporting requirements and the impact on future payment rates?
- A.
YES
- B.
NO
- C.
I don't know
- 16.If Boston Scientific hosted a webinar on MACRA would your organization be interested in participating?
- A.
YES
- B.
NO
- C.
I don't know
- 17.At the departmental level, do you and your team have the appropriate level of information about coding and revenue capture for GI procedures?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 18.Have you ever undertaken, at the departmental level, a coding or chargemaster audit to be sure you are accurately reporting services provided and capturing all appropriate revenue?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.How relevant was the content?
- A.
4 (High)
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
1 (Low)
- 20.How effective were the slides at conveying the information?
- A.
4 (High)
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
1 (Low)
- 21.How effective was the speaker in communicating the material?
- A.
4 (High)
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
1 (Low)
- 22.How likely are you to recommend this program to a colleague?
- A.
4 (High)
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
1 (Low)
- 23.What is your overall opinion of program?
- A.
4 (High)
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
1 (Low)
- 24.Additional comments are most welcome:
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