tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post1371507690954673972..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: The New 2013 CPT Coding Manual : Shame on the American Medical Association!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-46924386919323818312012-11-29T21:12:22.399-05:002012-11-29T21:12:22.399-05:00Joel: See my post on KevinMD today: http://www.kev...Joel: See my post on KevinMD today: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/11/medicare-devalue-work-psychiatrists.htmlDinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-83786061515641677162012-11-29T21:06:17.550-05:002012-11-29T21:06:17.550-05:00If what the office manager tells me is true, the n...If what the office manager tells me is true, the new CPT code for what was 90801 for us as psychiatrists will get us $92 reimbursement for that service by Medicare. Fascinating, isn't it. The more things change, the more they don't stay the same, they regress. This to me is another effort to marginalize and minimize the role of psychiatry. As this garbage plays out and the risks for fraud are made clearly apparent, watch how Medicare will threaten psychiatry with cease and desist orders. From court!Joel Hassman, MDhttp://cantmedicatelife.comnoreply@blogger.com