This week's note from the instructor discusses several changes regarding inpatient-only procedures that might have flown under the radar for some hospitals.
This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG report regarding hospital noncompliance with Medicare Requirements for billing outpatient right heart catheterizations with heart biopsies; a new educational initiative to raise awareness of chronic care management; quarterly updates to the ESRD PRICER; and more!
This week’s note from the instructor discusses the 2017 OPPS final rule’s provisions for implementing Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which requires an alternate payment system for certain off-campus provider-based services.