As we all digest the potential financial impacts of the CY 2017 OPPS proposed rule, there are a few positive changes that may be coming to the CMS inpatient-only list.
The majority of patients who visit hospital emergency departments for chest pain do not have a life-threatening condition, according to a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
This week’s updates include OPPS 2017 proposed rule; clarifications to stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma, myelofibrosis, sickle cell disease, and myelodysplastic syndromes change request; and more!
Two North Carolina medical centers are teaming up with local churches and community centers for an initiative focused on improving patient health and reducing readmissions.
What do you do with a patient who does not have a safe discharge plan, but does not meet inpatient criteria and has been in observation status for 48 hours?
CMS proposes aligning its conditional packaging modifiers and deleting a much-maligned modifier for separately payable laboratory tests in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released July 6.
My understanding is that under the 2-midnight rule CAHs cannot go past two midnights of observation care if the patient has Medicare as a payer. Is that correct?
My understanding is that under the 2-midnight rule CAHs cannot go past two midnights of observation care if the patient has Medicare as a payer. Is that correct?
CMS is looking to implement the Section 603 provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 regarding off-campus, provider-based departments by January 1, 2017, according to the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released yesterday.
The following is an excerpt from Inpatient-Only Procedures Training Handbook, written by Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS. For more information and to purchase, visit the HCPro Marketplace.
