CMS has named the 2,217 acute care hospitals that are required to participate in its upcoming Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) model.
CMS published the October 2026 update to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), which includes changes to codes, status indicators, and payment rates.
Outpatient follow-up after psychiatric hospitalization among patients with first-admission schizophrenia was associated with a significantly lower risk of readmission, according to a new study.