News & Analysis

Note from the Instructor: CMS issues proposed Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) rule for calendar year (CY) 2016, Part II

July 21, 2015
Medicare Insider

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

Note from the Instructor: CMS issues proposed OPPS and ASC rule for calendar year (CY) 2016, Part I

July 14, 2015
Medicare Insider

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

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.

April I/OCE update continues to clarify comprehensive APC process

June 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

The April quarterly I/OCE update from CMS did not defy convention featuring the typically small number of updates following extensive changes in the previous quarter but CMS did continue to clarify

Note from the Instructor: CMS provides additional guidance on chronic care management

May 19, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about billing for chronic care management. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Note from the Instructor: CMS issues quarterly OPPS and I/OCE updates

March 24, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about quarterly OPPS and I/OCE updates. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis. 

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