What are the requirements for compliantly using condition code 44 to change a patient’s status?
This week’s note from the instructor discusses corrections to the FY2017 IPPS final rule.
An inadvertent change in CMS guidance from “subsection (d) hospital” to “acute care hospital” to “IPPS hospital” resulted in eligible patients being denied admission to long-term care hospitals, but CMS has since revised its guidance.
Can hospitals report more than 48 hours of observation services?
Is it appropriate for a critical access hospital hospital to bill with Type of Bill (TOB) 013X versus TOB 085X, or are they only to bill with 085X?
This week’s note from the instructor discusses CMS’ new Quality Payment Program.
