News & Analysis

Note from the Instructor: CMS Issues FY 2016 IPPS Proposed Rule for IPPS Hospitals

April 21, 2015
Medicare Insider

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

Note from the Instructor: Qualifying for and Calculating the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment for FY 2015

November 18, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about Disproportionate Share Hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Note from the instructor: Summary of potential adjustments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment for inpatient hospital discharges during FY 2015, Part II

November 4, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about FY 2015 IPPS payments for inpatient discharges. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

2015 IPPS final rule: CMS finalizes MS-DRG changes

November 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

Quality measures, such as the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, form the basis of the 2015 IPPS final rule, released August 4.

Note from the instructor: Summary of potential adjustments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment for inpatient hospital discharges during FY 2015, Part I

October 14, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about inpatient hospital stays during FY 2015. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

2015 IPPS final rule: 2-midnight rule stands--with potential adjustments

October 1, 2014
Case Management Monthly

There's bad news for case managers that were hoping that the 2-midnight rule would go away. It's not?at least not in fiscal year (FY) 2015. In the 2015 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule published August 22, CMS said while it may be willing to look into adjusting the payment methodology for the 2-midnight rule, the rule itself will stand.

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