This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG review of emergency ambulance transports from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities, revisions to the State Operations Manual regarding critical access hospitals adding provider-based locations, coding revisions for national coverage determinations, and more!
Several national groups representing accountable care organizations and physicians expressed concern that CMS has delayed disbursement of the 5% advanced alternative payment model (APM) bonus.
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of the social determinants of health, only 24% of hospitals and 16% of physician offices in the U.S. screen for all five social needs prioritized by CMS, according to a new study.
