This week’s Medicare updates include additional guidance on the MOON form, an NCA for leadless pacemakers, delayed implementation of the (ESRD) Interim Final Rule – Third Party Payment, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include finalization of two new payment models, the January 2017 update of the ASC Payment System, an OIG report on vulnerabilities that remain under CMS' 2-Midnight Rule, and more!
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.
As it does each year, CMS reviewed its packaging policies and proposed numerous modifications for 2017, finalizing a move to conditionally package at the claim level and deleting the controversial modifier used to identify separately reportable laboratory tests.
This week’s Medicare updates include the final Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON), a CY 2017 Update to the DMEPOS fee schedule, information on the CJR Model Skilled SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver, and more!
CMS made certain concessions from its proposed site-neutral payment policies required by Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act, but it is still moving forward with implementation January 1, 2017, according to the 2017 OPPS final rule.
As part of the 2017 OPPS final rule, CMS’ quality measure updates will lead to no changes for 2017, but the agency did finalize proposals that will impact future years.
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!
CMS removed seven codes from the inpatient-only list in the 2017 OPPS final rule, but decided not to change the designation of a code involved with several of the agency’s bundled payment models.
