Under general supervision, the services are performed under the direction of a physician but do not require direct physician supervision.
“In our view, the clinical and other justifications presented by the hospital stakeholders and supported by the [Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel] for services that CMS rejected were equally compelling as the justification for the services that CMS preliminarily approved,” AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack stated in a letter.
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