Medicare Physician Fee Schedule(MPFS) using the RBRVS (Resource Based Relative Value Scale) as the main vehicle for implementing the fee schedule. Each year CMS proposes changes to MPFS and then at the beginning of the calendar year implements the changes. Session Objectives: To briefly review the main components of MPFS. To discuss the broad range of changes being made to MPFS including technical RVU changes as well as policy changes. To understand the changes in E/M payment and documentation requirements for CY2021. To appreciate the changes being made relative to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), such as MIPS and APM incentives. To review proposed changes in the RVUs for selected physician specialties. To briefly review changes in CPT and HCPCs coding. To discuss the proposed change in the Global Surgical Package (GSP), To briefly discuss associated policy areas such as physician quality reporting and the physician compare website. To review changes in associated payment systems and services such as telehealth, anesthesia and the ambulance fee schedule (AFS). To discuss non-physician practitioners (NPPs) special changes that are being made relative to NPPs. To review the possible impact of the proposed changes on different specialty areas. To discuss related issues such a provider-based clinics and special services such as observation services. Session Agenda: Review of MPFS and RBRVS Use of Relative Value Unit Work Component Practice Expense Component Malpractice Component Conversion Factor and SGR Updating of RVUs Geographic Adjustments for MPFS Non-Physician Practitioner Involvement Major Policy Areas for the MPFS Other Areas Affected by the MPFS Review Code Set Changes CPT HCPCS EM Payment and Documentation Changes for CY2021 Changes Being Made to MPFS/RBRVS for CY2019 RVU Changes Conversion Factor and SGR Site-of-Service Consideration Changes in GPCIs Facility vs. Non-Facility Practice Expense RVUs Radiation Oncology Future Changes and Trends Global Service Changes(GSP) GSP Basics Problem Areas for Physicians to Report Correctly Discontinuing 10-Day and 90-Day Global Periods Possibly Impacts on Physicians and Clinics Commenting to the Proposed Changes MACRA 2015 MIPS – Merit-Based Incentive Payment System APM – Alternative Payment Model Timing of Changes Payment Impacts Associated Areas of Concern Ambulance Fee Schedule Anesthesia Fee Schedule Telehealth Non-Physician Practitioner Health Information Technology Physician Quality Reporting Provider-Based Clinics The Future of MPFS and RBRVS