News & Analysis

CMS continues shift to value over volume in 2016 IPPS final rule

October 1, 2015
HIM Briefings

CMS finalized changes to multiple quality measures in the fiscal year 2016 IPPS final rule, released July 31 (http://tinyurl.com/obx6cuu).

IPPS rule: Long outpatient stays with observation services to be discussed in 2016 OPPS rule

June 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

The 2016 OPPS proposed rule is likely to continue CMS' trend of expanded packaging and feature refinements and expansion of comprehensive APCs based on comments CMS has made in prior rules.

Note from the Instructor: CMS Issues FY 2016 IPPS Proposed Rule for IPPS Hospitals

April 21, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about the FY 2016 IPPS proposed rule. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis. 

Note from the Instructor: Qualifying for and Calculating the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment for FY 2015

November 18, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about Disproportionate Share Hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Note from the instructor: Summary of potential adjustments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment for inpatient hospital discharges during FY 2015, Part II

November 4, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about FY 2015 IPPS payments for inpatient discharges. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

2015 IPPS final rule: CMS finalizes MS-DRG changes

November 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

Quality measures, such as the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, form the basis of the 2015 IPPS final rule, released August 4.

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