The fiscal year (FY) 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is short on coding news but remarkably long on its descriptions. The final rule weighs in at 2,087 pages.

When it comes to usability, doctors give electronic health record (EHR) systems an “F”. And that poor usability correlates with physician burnout, according to a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Researchers surveyed 870 U.S. physicians about EHRs and asked them to rank system usability with a score of 0 to 100. The mean score was...

The proposed rule includes expansions to the Physician Payment Schedule as well as a focus on access to high-quality care. The Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, released July 7 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), provides an expansion in access to services, especially in rural areas. The expansion includes behavioral health, cancer screenings, dentistry, and funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

A new survey of physicians finds they are still facing burdens meeting prior authorization requirements despite a voluntary 2018 agreement among payer groups to reform the practice. The survey was released Tuesday by the AMA and comes amid criticism over prior authorization denials and requests in the Medicare Advantage space. The AMA spoke...