Short-term acute care hospitals once again have access to the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER), which they can use to improve claim accuracy.
Accurate provider documentation is the foundation of compliant coding, appropriate reimbursement, and defensible claims. Yet, in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape, even highly skilled clinicians can find it difficult to stay current.
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the final LCDs for certain skin substitutes, a correction notice regarding the 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Prospective Payment System final rule, and more!
CMS is preparing to conduct the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Drug Acquisition Cost Survey (ODACS) to collect specific acquisition costs for outpatient drugs and biologicals purchased by hospitals paid under the OPPS.
