Physician Supervision in the Hospital Outpatient Setting - Final 2010 OPPS Rule

CMS has revised or better defined several current policies for the supervision of outpatient services. The goal, per CMS, is “to ensure that hospital outpatient services are appropriately supervised by qualified practitioners while not impeding beneficiary access to these services, and in response to concerns raised by the hospital community.” In 2010, CMS will allow certain non-physician practitioners (NPP) (specifically physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and licensed social workers) to provide direct super