In December 2014, CMS posted a document on its Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP Panel) website outlining the hospital outpatient therapeutic services that were recently evaluated for a change in supervision levels. The three-page document contains a chart that includes the HCPCS code, the level of supervision required for coverage, and the effective dates of the changes for various services.
As CMS pushes the OPPS from a fee-for-service program toward more of a true prospective payment system, financial impact analysis of changes, departmental budgeting, and forecasting has become more complicated each year.
This week’s note is about supervision levels at critical access and small rural hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.
Some hospital case managers may be breathing a small sigh of relief because a provision in the 2015 OPPS proposed rule would, if finalized, put an end to a burdensome physician inpatient certification requirement for most patients.
CMS wants your thoughts on the 2015 OPPS proposed rule changes. In various places in the proposed rule, CMS specifically asks providers to comment on the proposals. You may submit comments to the agency until September 2.
