Key dates for health-care providers
Oct. 1, 2012
• Medicare quality bonuses begin
• Standardized bill coding and electronic medical records requirements start
• Penalties begin for excess readmissions
Jan. 1, 2013
Increased Medicaid payments for primary care doctors take effect
• Medicare Bundled Payment pilot program begins
Jan. 1, 2014
• Medicare penalties for hospital-acquired conditions begin
Jan. 1, 2015
• Higher Medicaid payments to doctors based on quality measures take effect
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