2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

The following discussion outlines the survey data
submitted for CY 2004 and CY 2005.
● Surveys submitted in 2004
As explained in the November 15, 2004 Physician Fee
Schedule final rule (69 FR 66242), we received surveys by
March 1, 2004 from the American College of Cardiology (ACC),
the American College of Radiology (ACR), and the American
Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The
data submitted by the ACC and the ACR met our criteria.
However, as requested by the ACC and the ACR, we deferred
using their data until issues related to the nonphysician
work pool could be addressed. We are proposing to use the
ACC and ACR survey data in the calculation of PE RVUs for
2006, but only as specified in the proposals relating to a
revised methodology for establishing direct PE RVUs, and a
transition period for the revised methodology, as described
below.
The survey data from ASTRO did not meet the precision
criteria established for supplemental surveys, therefore, we
did not use it in the calculation of PE RVUs for 2005.
● Surveys submitted in 2005
This year we received surveys from the Association of
Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC), the
American Urological Association (AUA), the American Academy
of Dermatology Association (AADA), the Joint Council of
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