2020 Part B News Reader Survey

Welcome to the 2020 Part B News Reader Survey. The staff behind Part B News would like to find out about your experience with the newsletter and discover if we can do more to meet your needs. Please take a few minutes to complete the brief survey.

We thank you ahead of time for sharing your thoughts and feedback. Upon completion, you will gain complimentary access to the on-demand DecisionHealth webinar, "Key E/M Updates From the 2021 Proposed Fee Schedule: What You Need to Know" (or an on-demand webinar of your choice, should you already have attended the E/M event).

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* 1. How many years have you been a subscriber to Part B News?

Less than 1 year

1-3 years

4-6 years

7 or more

I’m not currently a subscriber

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* 2. What is the title or department of the person who makes the decision to purchase the Part B News subscription?

Biller

C-suite

Coder

Compliance

Physician

Practice manager

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which people or departments in your organization read Part B News?

Billing department

C-suite

Coding department

Compliance

Physicians

Practice management

Revenue/finance

Other (please specify)

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* 4. When it comes to news and coverage, please rank the importance of the following topics that you see in Part B News:

	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not important
E/M coding and billing news, guidance and info	E/M coding and billing news, guidance and info Extremely important	E/M coding and billing news, guidance and info Somewhat important	E/M coding and billing news, guidance and info Not important
EHR news and info	EHR news and info Extremely important	EHR news and info Somewhat important	EHR news and info Not important
Guidance about HIPAA, cybersecurity, compliance	Guidance about HIPAA, cybersecurity, compliance Extremely important	Guidance about HIPAA, cybersecurity, compliance Somewhat important	Guidance about HIPAA, cybersecurity, compliance Not important
How to collect payments from patients	How to collect payments from patients Extremely important	How to collect payments from patients Somewhat important	How to collect payments from patients Not important
Medicaid news	Medicaid news Extremely important	Medicaid news Somewhat important	Medicaid news Not important
Medicare Advantage news and guidance	Medicare Advantage news and guidance Extremely important	Medicare Advantage news and guidance Somewhat important	Medicare Advantage news and guidance Not important
Medicare claims data benchmarks	Medicare claims data benchmarks Extremely important	Medicare claims data benchmarks Somewhat important	Medicare claims data benchmarks Not important
Medicare payment policy updates	Medicare payment policy updates Extremely important	Medicare payment policy updates Somewhat important	Medicare payment policy updates Not important
Private payer news	Private payer news Extremely important	Private payer news Somewhat important	Private payer news Not important
Revenue cycle management	Revenue cycle management Extremely important	Revenue cycle management Somewhat important	Revenue cycle management Not important
Strategies for improving productivity	Strategies for improving productivity Extremely important	Strategies for improving productivity Somewhat important	Strategies for improving productivity Not important
Tips to prepare for an audit	Tips to prepare for an audit Extremely important	Tips to prepare for an audit Somewhat important	Tips to prepare for an audit Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 5. When it comes to Part B News features, please rank the importance of the following parts of your subscription:

	Extremely important	Somewhat important	Not important
Ask a Part B News expert	Ask a Part B News expert Extremely important	Ask a Part B News expert Somewhat important	Ask a Part B News expert Not important
Breaking news blog	Breaking news blog Extremely important	Breaking news blog Somewhat important	Breaking news blog Not important
CEU credits	CEU credits Extremely important	CEU credits Somewhat important	CEU credits Not important
Reader forums	Reader forums Extremely important	Reader forums Somewhat important	Reader forums Not important
Special issue fee schedule coverage	Special issue fee schedule coverage Extremely important	Special issue fee schedule coverage Somewhat important	Special issue fee schedule coverage Not important
Tools and sample forms	Tools and sample forms Extremely important	Tools and sample forms Somewhat important	Tools and sample forms Not important
Feature stories on big subjects (e.g., COVID-19, telehealth, E/M coding changes)	Feature stories on big subjects (e.g., COVID-19, telehealth, E/M coding changes) Extremely important	Feature stories on big subjects (e.g., COVID-19, telehealth, E/M coding changes) Somewhat important	Feature stories on big subjects (e.g., COVID-19, telehealth, E/M coding changes) Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How often do you visit Part B News online?

Multiple times a day

Daily

Multiple times a week

Weekly

Monthly

Never

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How do you prefer to read Part B News?

I only read the print newsletter that arrives in the mail

I read the mailed print newsletter and access the Part B News website

I only use the Part B News website

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Would you subscribe to Part B news if it were an online-only subscription service?

Yes

It depends on the price

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If Part B News offered any of the following features as part of additional membership levels, how interested would you be?

Ability to earn additional CEUs

Additional specialty coding newsletters

CCI edits validator

Claims auditing tools

Code builder

CPT/HCPCS/ICD-10 code look-up tool

Direct consulting on business/operations

E/M audit tool

LCD/NCD lookup tool

Medicare fee schedule look-up tool

On-demand webinars on timely topics

Podcast on medical practice issues

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Given the ongoing public health emergency, how do you expect your budget for guidance/training to be in 2021?

We are decreasing our budget for guidance/training

We are maintaining the same budget for guidance/training

We are increasing our budget for guidance/training

We don’t know what our budget for training will be in 2021

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Please rank the significance of the following factors as an impact of COVID-19 on your practice:

	Extremely significant	Somewhat significant	Not significant	N/A
Decrease in revenue	Decrease in revenue Extremely significant	Decrease in revenue Somewhat significant	Decrease in revenue Not significant	Decrease in revenue N/A
Decrease in patient volume	Decrease in patient volume Extremely significant	Decrease in patient volume Somewhat significant	Decrease in patient volume Not significant	Decrease in patient volume N/A
Staff layoffs	Staff layoffs Extremely significant	Staff layoffs Somewhat significant	Staff layoffs Not significant	Staff layoffs N/A
Billing and compliance challenges over new policies	Billing and compliance challenges over new policies Extremely significant	Billing and compliance challenges over new policies Somewhat significant	Billing and compliance challenges over new policies Not significant	Billing and compliance challenges over new policies N/A
Acquiring personal protective equipment	Acquiring personal protective equipment Extremely significant	Acquiring personal protective equipment Somewhat significant	Acquiring personal protective equipment Not significant	Acquiring personal protective equipment N/A
Health concerns for staff	Health concerns for staff Extremely significant	Health concerns for staff Somewhat significant	Health concerns for staff Not significant	Health concerns for staff N/A
Accelerated plans for merger or acquisition	Accelerated plans for merger or acquisition Extremely significant	Accelerated plans for merger or acquisition Somewhat significant	Accelerated plans for merger or acquisition Not significant	Accelerated plans for merger or acquisition N/A
Slowed plans for merger or acquisition	Slowed plans for merger or acquisition Extremely significant	Slowed plans for merger or acquisition Somewhat significant	Slowed plans for merger or acquisition Not significant	Slowed plans for merger or acquisition N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 12. In which setting do you work?

Medical practice

Hospital

Billing company

Consultancy

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How many providers (physicians and non-physician practitioners) are in your organization?

2-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

51-100

100+

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Which of the following best describes your organization?

Solo physician practice

Single-specialty group practice

Multispecialty group practice

Hospital-based clinic

Hospital (inpatient)

Law practice

Consultancy

Billing service

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Please share your contact information.

Name

Organization

Title

City

State

Phone