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Compliance with provider-based department regulations

Reimbursement for provider-based departments (PBD) can be complex, and regulations affecting it have changed frequently over the past year. Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the 2017 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule, and the 21st Century Cures Act changed the payment methodology and made multiple adjustments to the definition of excepted (on-campus or grandfathered off-campus) and non-excepted (off-campus) PBDs. Hospitals must know the regulations inside and out and understand how they apply to their PBDs and to avoid denials or noncompliance.

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