News & Analysis

December 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Each year, CMS reviews procedures on the inpatient-only list, which consists of services typically provided on inpatients and not payable under the OPPS, to consider whether they are being performed safely and consistently in outpatient departments. 

November 22, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include 2017 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List, a Proposed Decision Memo on Leadless Pacemakers, Provider Reimbursement Manual Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report Form CMS-2552-10 updates, and more!

November 15, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the OIG 2017 Work Plan, a CMS memorandum regarding noncompliance of transplant centers, an OIG report on unallowable claims for outpatient physical therapy services, and more!

October 25, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include Fiscal Year 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Hospital PPS Changes; Revisions to State Operations Manual for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Swing-Beds in CAHs; and more!

October 25, 2016
Medicare Web

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.

October 18, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include CMS’ Quality Payment Program; updates to the interest rate for Medicare overpayments and underpayments; a new initiative to increase clinician engagement; and more!

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