07/13/2026
The quality of the underlying data is important for hospitals that use time studies to support reimbursement.
In an example included in our ROI of Time Studies guide, a hospital had been relying on prior years' time studies to pass MAC audits. When CMS directed MAC's to re-audit, the hospital was unable to produce applicable records for the period in cost report.
This led to $97 million in physician compensation being disallowed along with the wage index plummeting because of high earners being excluded.
The lesson is clear for Time Study:
Reimbursement strategy depends on hospital finance teams having accurate, timely, and easily retrievable data to support their work.
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