The educational coalition behind the dmecbpeducation.com has posted a new tutorial article with video that details how capacity numbers entered by providers can impact the bidding process.
Authored by Kathy Lester, executive director of the Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC), “Understanding Demand and Capacity” explains how CMS uses capacity and demand as much as the bid amounts providers enter to set the payment rates for the competitive bidding program.
Lester’s tutorial includes a video, charts, and examples to explain how the capacity and demand information providers can influence single payment amounts. Providers can also view the video here: