FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) found in Title 5 of the United States Code, section 552, and enacted in 1966, provides that, upon request from any person, a federal agency or federal contractor must release any record unless that record f…
Beginning in 2008, CMS adjusts ASC rates for geographic differences in wages using the geographic locality definitions initially established in 2003 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
For the element of medical decision making addressing the amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed and analyzed, the AMA Levels of Medical Decision Making table indicates: "Each unique test, order, or document contributes to the comb…