This week's note from the instructor is the second in a two-part series reviewing some of the major provisions in the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule. This week's note reviews changes to payment factors and meaningful measures.
Q: If we hire temporary nursing staff through a staffing agency, do they need to complete our facility’s HIPAA training, or can we consider the training the agency provides sufficient?
Patient matching—associating the right patient with the right medical record—isn’t a new problem, but as the practice of medicine and reimbursement models become more data-driven, the stakes will continue to rise.
This week’s Medicare updates include the first annual report on the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization model, a Special Edition MLN Matters article on when to review opioid use with beneficiaries, the introduction of a new way for Part D plans to manage formulary designs and options, and more!
