This week’s updates include implementation of the award for Jurisdiction A DME MAC workload; April 2016 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 17.1; and more!
This week’s updates include an NCD for single chamber and dual chamber permanent cardiac pacemakers; a Medicare Compliance Review of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Inc., for 2011 and 2012; and more!
Most short-term acute-care inpatient hospital stays covered under Medicare Part A are payable under the IPPS, based upon the MS-DRG to which that case is assigned. Each FY, CMS publishes a final rule setting out the IPPS changes for that FY. The IPPS changes for FY 2016 can be found in more detail in the source authorities cited at the end of this note.
