From the American Academy of Ophthalmology

From the American Academy Ophthalmology

ICD-10 could be delayed a year, under a one-year “doc fix” passed by the U.S. House on Thursday. The bill (H.R. 4302) was introduced to avert a 24 percent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled to take effect April 1.

From the American Academy of Ophthalmology

Ambulatory surgery centers and hospital outpatient departments have gotten a reprieve from reporting on a problematic cataract quality measure that went into effect April 1. Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced it is delaying implementation of ASC 11-Cataracts until January. CMS will revisit the measure in the 2015 OPPS/ASC proposed rule.

From the American Academy of Ophthalmology