Less money for technology services by general practitioners

(04/2020) The new Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM) will come into force from the 2nd quarter of 2020. In terms of remuneration, there are increases for call services; There is less money in the context of the insured's lump sum and for important technical services using medical technology. The few technical services that family doctors still provide in the context of individual billing include the following financial changes, with the old and new EBM remuneration in euros being contrasted:

Other services that can also be provided by general practitioners are the procto- / rectoscopic examination complex (94 points, 10.33 euros), the orienting audiometric examination after a previously documented abnormal hearing test (90 points, 9.89 euros) and the instructions for Self-application of a real-time measuring device for continuous interstitial glucose measurement rtCGM (72 points, 7.91 euros).

Electrotherapy payments
Physico-medical services are used by general practitioners for orthopedic and traumatological diseases. Physical therapy is limited to inhalation therapy, electrotherapy, electrical stimulation, and heat therapy. The remuneration shows that physical-technical services are only worthwhile if they are used frequently. As with the other technical services, this has increased even further since the new EBM from April 1, 2020. The following fees are set in euros:

Even before this EBM reform, physical-technical services were economically less interesting for doctors. This has intensified further as part of the new EBM from April 2020. Only the reimbursements for heat therapy and electrical stimulation for spastic or flaccid paralysis have improved slightly. The fact that the discussion and counseling services in particular have been improved is also made clear by the considerable improvement in the instructions for home TENS treatments.

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