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Health professional shortage area (HPSA)
Health professional shortage area (HPSA)Health professional shortage area (HPSA)
Modified: 2/3/2012
Physicians who may be eligible for the Medicare health professional shortage area (HPSA) bonus payment should be aware of information and educational resources for determining eligibility, in order to minimize errors during the post-payment review process. [PERL 201202-08]
Modified: 1/13/2012
The special edition article is for providers that furnish services to Medicare beneficiaries in areas designated as geographic health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). [SE1202]
Modified: 12/15/2011
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) determines which U.S. areas or populations should be designated as medically underserved areas/populations (MUA/P). This helpful online resource allows providers to search for Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) by state and county.
Modified: 12/17/2010
Find ZIP codes eligible for automatic health professional shortage areas (HPSA), professional scarcity areas (PSA), and the HPSA surgical incentive payment (HSIP) payments. The modifier AQ must be appended to the procedure if not provided in a ZIP code on this list.
Modified: 4/16/2010
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) homepage provides links to Health Professional Shortage Area scores, designation criteria, guidelines, as well as a database to assist with determining eligibility by state and county.
