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.
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!
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.
Q: We recently had a patient who was admitted with sepsis and the physician documented sepsis, a urinary tract infection (UTI) related to a chronic Foley catheter, and pneumonia. Can we report sepsis first instead of the complication code, or is the complication always first?
